The IDF deemed “critical” targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war. Of the […]
After heavy bombardment from the U.S. and Israeli forces, Iran’s IRGC is still fighting back with occasional drone and ballistic missile strikes in the Middle East and Israel. Yuan Hongbin, a former professor at Peking […]
The U.S.-Iran war began February 28, 2026, with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and striking nuclear sites, prompting Iranian missile retaliation and the Strait of Hormuz closure. A popular post […]
Channel 14 reported a tense call where President Masoud Pezeshkian urged joining U.S. negotiations to save Iran’s crumbling economy, but IRGC head Ahmad Vahidi refused, saying he’d give everything away. Pezeshkian later told aides he […]
U.S. officials described options for weeks-long special operations and infantry actions to hit sites like Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, Fordow and Isfahan, pending President Trump’s approval—far short of a full invasion. The buildup follows […]
US and Israeli forces struck Iranian sites, including Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Khondab Heavy Water […]
The Pentagon is expected to send 10,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. […]
The Trump administration is considering a limited ground action to capture Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports near the Strait of Hormuz, following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in late […]
In Tehran’s grandiose and wildly ambitious military expansion blueprint, Beijing’s role has long ceased to be that of a mere “parts supplier.” From air-defense batteries ringing the Persian Gulf to missile silos buried deep in […]
Reports following the outbreak of conflict between the U.S./Israel, and Iran in early 2026 indicate that the hostilities have exposed long-term and direct Chinese involvement in Iran’s military projects, primarily through technological, intelligence, and material […]
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