
DEFENSE
‘Iran missile systems never switch off’
Under no circumstances do Iran’s missile defense systems get deactivated, a senior Iranian commander says.

Under no circumstances do Iran’s missile defense systems get deactivated, a senior Iranian commander says.

A Syrian military plane crashes while bombing ISIL militants in Idlib province, killing over 30 people.

The US warns of "additional steps" if Damascus continues taking actions against US-backed militants in crisis-hit Syria.

Hotel groups in the Persian Gulf Arab states are seeking to boost their portfolios in Iran as they see the country emerging as the most lucrative hospitality development market.

Heavy shelling leaves four government soldiers dead and 15 others wounded ahead of fresh peace talks.

Many Israeli ex-generals and former security chiefs have urged Netanyahu to accept Iran's nuclear agreement.

Washington is preparing for unconventional warfare against Iran, a US military analyst in California says.

Afghan security forces have foiled a series of potentially devastating attacks on the capital city of Kabul

Iran’s Ali Larijani accuses the US of using ISIL in line with its policies.

Fresh Saudi airstrikes kill at least four civilians in northern Yemen.

A majority of House Republicans signed on as co-sponsors to a bill that condemns the nuclear accord with Iran.

Indian oil minister plans to visit Tehran at the head of a delegation to win back development of a major gas field, which New Delhi lost by dawdling under US pressures.

The US is escalating its military involvement in Syria to target the Assad government, a peace activist and analyst in Washington says.

ISIL militants kill 19 Iraqi women in Mosul because they refused to marry members of the terrorist group.

Pakistani forces have killed at least five militants the North Waziristan tribal region.

Bulgarian fans attack Israeli soccer players during a so-called friendly in Sophia, chasing them off the pitch.

Arab states in the Persian Gulf welcome the breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks.

The Czech president says the migrant crisis in Europe is the fallout from military operations in the Middle East and North Africa by the US and its allies.