Iran

Iran security personnel kidnapped in Pakistan border region

Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including IRGC intelligence officers, were abducted in Sistan and Balochistan on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan

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Iran diplomat extradited to Belgium from Germany over MEK bomb plot in France

An Iranian diplomat linked to an alleged bomb plot against an Iranian opposition rally in France has been extradited to Belgium from Germany, prosecutors said

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France freezes assets of Iran’s intelligence ministry over alleged MEK bomb plot

France froze the assets of two suspected Iranian intelligence operatives over an alleged bomb plot uncovered near Paris in June

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Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria

Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran

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Iran fires ballistic missiles at eastern Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz attack

Iran's IRGC said they launched ballistic missiles attack at a "terrorist" headquarters in Syria in retaliation for a September attack on Ahvaz

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Iran blames ‘jihadist separatists’ for Ahvaz military parade attack

Iran's intelligence ministry blamed "jihadist separatists" for last week's deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz

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Yemen Houthis mass-produced mines and IEDs using Iranian components, CAR report finds

A Conflict Armament Research report has found that Yemen's Houthi rebels have standardized and mass-produced improvised explosive devices

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Armed gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing soldiers and civilians

An attack on a military parade Iran's Khuzestan province killed a number of soldiers and civilians, with officials blaming the deaths on "terrorists"

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Iran says missile strike on Kurdish rebels was a warning to ‘arrogant’ foreign powers

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile strike on a Kurdish rebel base in Iraq should serve as a warning to "arrogant foreign powers"

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2+2 = Closer ties between US and India but Iranian oil looms

India and the US committed to strengthen defense ties during a historic “2+2” dialogue despite outstanding issues such as Iran

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