Amid concerns over the resumption of the war in the Middle East, Iran is reportedly expected to receive a first shipment of Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers in a few weeks. The deal reportedly covers the purchase of between 300 and 400 man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), including China-made QW-12 and FN-16 missiles. (state.gov) The…
It’s been half a century since the Vietnam War, when journalists had almost unrestricted access to the battlefield. In the years since the fall of Saigon ended that first conflict of the television age, restrictions on press freedom have grown. Now, with the US-Israeli war on Iran – the first major military engagement with American…
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco’s SAMREF refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu has been hit in an aerial strike after similar attacks on energy facilities in Qatar and the UAE in response to US-Israeli attacks on Iranian energy installations, according to a report by the news agency Reuters. The key energy facility…
Russia on Thursday (Mar 12) accused the United States and its Western allies of whipping up “hysteria” about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, as tensions flared at the United Nations over Washington’s military campaign Operation Epic Fury against Tehran. China also slammed the US, calling it the “instigator” of the Iranian nuclear crisis. US envoy to the…
Russia and China have requested an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the situation around Iran, the state-run RIA news agency reported, citing Russia’s mission to the United Nations. The US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early Saturday, which came after days of build-up with US President Donald Trump…