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Iran Opens 2 Uranium Mines & Production Facility
2013-04-11 Read More...
Iran, under global sanctions for its controversial nuclear program, on Tuesday launched a new Uranium production facility and began operations in two extraction mines, state television

Iran’s 24th Navy Fleet Wraps up 72-Day Mission
2013-04-05 Read More...
The 24th fleet of Iran’s Navy has returned home after successfully conducting a 72-day mission in international waters to provide maritime security in the

2nd Generation Israeli “Sky Rider” Enters Service
2013-04-04 Read More...
An improved variant of the Israeli Sky Rider UAV, which will provide full, real-time intelligence pictures, just entered operational use for the IDF Ground

Israel Prepares for Next War with Hezbollah
2013-04-02 Read More...
On a dusty field in Israel’s southern desert, the Israeli military geared up last month for the next battle against a familiar foe: Hezbollah in

Obama: “An Independent Palestine Must be Viable”
2013-03-22 Read More...
President Barack Obama urged Israel on Thursday to reverse what he said is an “undertow of isolation,” saying the Jewish state has “true partners” in Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority President, and Salam Fayyad, the Prime

Iran Test Fires 2 Short Range Missiles
2013-03-18 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Forces successfully test-fired two short-range missiles during a military exercise in the central city of Kashan on Thursday, Press TV

Iran to Test Fire 3 New Missiles
2013-03-13 Read More...
Iran’s Army will test-fire 3 new types of missiles during an upcoming military drill, a top Military Commander

Iran to Install 3,000 New Generation Centrifuges
2013-03-05 Read More...
Iran’s atomic Chief said Tehran planned to install 3,000 new generation centrifuges at one of its nuclear plants, confirming what the U.N. nuclear watchdog reported in

Russia May Deploy 10 Warships in Mediterrranean
2013-03-04 Read More...
A proposed Russian permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea may consist of up to 10 combat and auxiliary ships, a high-ranking military source

Israel Tests Arrow III Interceptor System
2013-02-27 Read More...
Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded Arrow interceptor system on Monday, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Syria and Iran, the Israeli Defense Ministry

Iran Fires Tondar, Tosan Missiles in Latest Wargames
2013-02-27 Read More...
Domestically manufactured Tondar (photo) and Tosan missiles were successfully fired at mock enemy targets in the final stage of the Great Prophet 8 war

Iran Claims Capturing New Drone During Military Drills
2013-02-25 Read More...
Iran said Saturday it downed and captured another “enemy drone,” the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. The agency gave no details on who the drone belonged

46 Sherpa Station Wagons Delivered to a Middle East Country
2013-02-22 Read More...
At the beginning of the year, Renault Trucks Defense delivered 46 Sherpa SW armored vehicles to a Middle East

Gulf States Reject Iran’s “Provocative” Talks Proposal
2013-02-15 Read More...
The Gulf Monarchies on Thursday rejected as a provocation an Iranian proposal to include the Syria crisis and the situation in Bahrain on the agenda of upcoming talks on Tehran’s nuclear

Iran to Send First Astronaut to Space by 2015
2013-02-13 Read More...
The Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute, Space Agency, said Iran will send its first astronaut by

NASA Satellite Data Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East
2013-02-13 Read More...
Scientists at the University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine); NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, found during a seven-year period beginning in

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