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One of the Iranian ballistic missiles that Israel intercepted, at Julis army base, southern Israel. AP
special reportHow power politics is shaping Israel's deterrent policy

Long-standing regional calculations have been destroyed since October as new equations, including nuclear assumptions, are being forged

MENAApril 29, 2024
A missile defence site at Isfahan, Iran, photographed by Planet Labs on Monday, April 22. Satellite photos suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike against a Russian-made air missile battery, contradicting denials by officials in Tehran. AP Photo
Satellite images appear to show scorched Iranian air defence site

Mystery still surrounds Israel's reported attack on Iran on Friday

MENAApril 23, 2024
An Iranian military lorry carries parts of a S-300 air defence missile system during a parade in Tehran to celebrate Army Day. AFP
Iran downplays Israeli strikes amid claims air defence system was destroyed

Conflicting accounts surround Friday's reported strike on an Iranian air base in Isfahan

MENAApril 21, 2024
A ‘Joint Logistics Over the Shore’ exercise at Fort Story, Virginia. The aim is for a similar enterprise to take place in Gaza, where no solid pier yet exists. Photo: US Army
Gaza aid pier ship fire highlights complex US mission

Pentagon says project to build 500-metre jetty to help deliver aid to Palestinians is on schedule for the end of this month

MENAApril 18, 2024
Iran's Fordow fuel enrichment plant, north-east of the city of Qom. AFP
Iran's nuclear sites: Where might Israel strike if war erupts?

Tehran has a vast number of nuclear research sites, with at least 21 known to UN inspectors

MENAApril 17, 2024
Iranian soldiers fire a missile during a military exercise in Sistan and Baluchestan province. AFP
Will Israeli jets be able to bomb Iran without being shot down?

Israel has the largest air force in the Middle East, but analysts say it could struggle to strike Iran without US assistance

MENAApril 16, 2024
A F-15 fighter jet takes part in an aerial display during the graduation ceremony of Israeli air force pilots. AFP
How Israel could strike back at Iran: Experts outline options

Israel is widely believed to have planned major air operations over Iran, but experts say it will be challenging

MENAApril 14, 2024
Iranian Army Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, and Commander Gen Abdolrahim Mousavi visiting an underground tunnel and drone base in Iran’s Zagros mountains. AP
Can Iran's growing arsenal of missiles and drones strike Israel?

Tehran has invested heavily in improving accuracy and range of its weapons

MENAApril 09, 2024
A view of damage to homes in Khan Younis after Israeli forces withdrew from the Hamad Town area. Getty Images
Israel withdraws combat troops from southern Gaza

Nahal brigade to remain in Gaza to 'monitor' crossing preventing civilians from returning to north

MENAApril 07, 2024
Gaza has been under intense Israeli bombardment for six months. AP
Israeli military AI system led to mass killing of civilians, alleges report

Army denies reports it used Lavender system to draw up list of thousands of targets for air strikes, with officers given permission to kill civilians

MENAApril 04, 2024
President Ebrahim Raisi and military commanders watch a show of Iranian military power during a National Army Day parade in Tehran. Photo: Wana
Attacks hit police and army bases in southeast Iran killing at least three

At least eleven reported dead after south-eastern Iranian province targeted

MENAApril 04, 2024
This undated handout picture obtained from Iran's Fars news agency on April 2, 2024 shows Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi -- a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' foreign operations arm, the Quds Force -- who was killed the previous day in Israeli air strikes on the Syrian capital. The strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus on April 1, Syrian and Iranian officials said, with the top Revolutionary Guard commander among seven members the force said were killed. (Photo by FARS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / FARS NEWS " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the Iranian general killed in Syria?

He helped build networks of Iran-backed paramilitary groups in Syria and led operations in Lebanon

MENAApril 02, 2024
Drone strikes Eilat naval base in Israel. Yediot Tikshoret via Reuters
Drone hits Israel's Eilat port as Iraqi militia claims responsibility

Iran-backed group says it hit a 'vital target'

MENAApril 01, 2024
An Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Israeli and US strikes on Syrian territory have intensified since Israel's war in Gaza broke out in October. AFP
Israeli air strikes killed IRGC members in Syria, sources say

Damascus sought to blame Washington, but sources say Deir Ezzor province attack was carried out by Israel

MENAMarch 27, 2024
Members of an Iran-linked militia patrol near the Iraq-Syria border. Getty Images
Syria says US air strikes kill eight in Deir Ezzor province

Defence official says the US did not conduct any air strikes overnight

SyriaMarch 26, 2024
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