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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is one of the most powerful and feared organisations in Iran, playing central roles in the country’s projection of power, internal security and economy. Among the organisation’s many prominent military duties, the corps operated what was Iran’s formidable ballistic missile arsenal. The IRGC also…
Britain, France and Germany pledged to increase support for Ukraine after talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London. The meeting came as Kyiv reported its strongest run of territorial gains in more than two years. Separately, the European Union released nearly €2.8 billion in new financing for Ukraine under its…
The United States has launched a series of military strikes against Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Tehran of shooting down a US Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The move has rapidly escalated tensions across the Middle East casting fresh doubt over fragile peace negotiations. The…
Iran has asked the Yemeni Houthi terrorist group to prepare to disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Two senior Iranian sources and a regional source told Reuters that Iran’s leadership discussed the move…
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Washington has developed war plans for a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, a former US military chief has disclosed. General David Petraeus, the former commander of US Central Command, said the US was ready to strike at the heart of Iran’s nuclear programs if the Islamic Republic failed to reach a deal with President Trump. Gen. Petraeus also said that any potential US airstrike would target not only Iran’s nuclear facilities but also its air defense and missile capabilities, in a bid to prevent possible retaliation. He spoke ahead of President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US would hold “direct…
The Trump administration actions against South Africa could escalate significantly and include a range of tools that the US might employ if the ANC fails to enact substantive change.
We’ve cracked open the possibilities for deals between countries, which could be highly positive for Africa. However, we also need to remain vigilant, as some of the more negative scenarios could actually exacerbate conflict.
US Congressman Ronnie Jackson has called for a full review of US-South Africa relations and seeks to identify ANC leaders for the imposition of sanctions.
North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine have been warned by their commanders that their families will be executed if they are captured alive. Details of the threats were revealed by a former North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea after serving in the communist state’s armed forces. “If the soldiers are captured and tell information to the enemy, their families will be punished, go to a political prison camp, or worse—they will be executed in front of the people,” North Korean defector and researcher Pak Yusung said. Ryu Seong-hyeon, who defected to South Korea in 2019, said the threats…
The SADC mission was supposedly intended to neutralise M23, yet it was instead neutralised by M23. If that isn’t a failure, I don’t know what is. So, at the mission level and the national level, it’s a defeat.
The number of Russian spies in the UK is higher than at any time since the end of the Cold War, a senior police commander has revealed. Many of the Russian spies operating in the UK are believed to be part of a wide network of sleeper agents and foreign proxies hired by the Kremlin to conduct intelligence gathering operations in the West. Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago. The intelligence officials allege the disruption campaign is an extension of…
South Africa’s defence capabilities have reached a critical low raising serious concerns about the nation’s ability to defend itself, protect its 3,000 km coastline, manage its land borders, and provide regional stability.
Many commodity traders were caught off guard by the strength and conviction of the Trump administration in using tariffs as a tool to manage a whole range of issues.
The Pentagon is considering making significant cuts to the top of the US military as the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal government, according to a leaked briefing document. The plans under consideration include consolidating combatant commands, possibly eliminating a directorate that oversees development, training, and education for the joint force, and halting the expansion of US Forces Japan. Among the measures being considered are merging European Command and Africa Command into a single command based in Stuttgart, Germany, and combining US Northern and Southern Commands into a single AMERICOM command. The document was prepared this month by US…
Reverend Daniel Alcock, aged 28, from Sunderland, is the youngest Padre in the British Army and only commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department (RAChD) in May last year. Holding the rank of captain but known as Padre to the soldiers, he is on his very first overseas deployment, Exercise Steadfast Dart 25. Deployed as the Padre to the 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Padre Alcock said: “Exercise Steadfast Dart has likely been the most memorable venture in my inaugural year. Travelling to Romania with my brigade to live in ‘heated tents’ will be hard to forget. “I was fortunate to lead…
The year-long ISS study found that key figures in South Africa’s influence industry were engaged in transnational coordinated campaigns.
