Tehran

...will help legitimise his disputed re-election. It has also revived fears that Tehran may be using the region to finance Hizbollah, the Islamist group, and dodge United Nations sanctions. "Tehran has increased its presence in the region,...

In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US, Caracas, Iran, Barack Obama, Brazil, Venezuela, and Peter Hakim

...instructors were. DEBKAfile's military sources report that the Hizballah on orders from Tehran apparently took charge of smuggling the new missiles to their Palestinian allies and its officers instructed them in their use. Our military...

In this article: Hamas, Hizballah, Tel Aviv, Debkafile, Gaza Strip, Iran, Israel, and Gaza

With Western attempts to defuse Iran's nuclear programme stalled, it is believed that Tehran has told its proxies on Israel's northern and southern border, Hezbollah and Hamas, to keep their powder dry and not cause any provocations. It...

In this article: Hamas, Gilad Schalit, Israel, Fatah, Palestinian militants, Marwan Barghouti, Gaza, Cairo, and Eid al-Adha

...soil. In the last two weeks, Saudi warships have helped the Yemeni navy apprehend at least three ships bringing fresh arms supplies from Iran to the Houthis, by the same method as Tehran arms supplies reach Hizballah and Hamas. Tehran...

In this article: Iran, Yemen, Hamas, Hizballah, Saudi Arabia, Gaza, and Riyadh

With cutting-edge anti-missile systems and two new submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of armaments designed to defend itself against distant Iran as well as Tehran's proxy armies on its borders.

In this article: Israel, Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iron Dome, Bill Clinton, Gaza, Tel Aviv, and Amos Yadlin

...Saudi airplanes have been pounding rebel positions in northern Yemen and its warships helping the Yemeni navy apprehend ships from Iran bring the Houthis fresh arms supplies by the same method as Tehran arms supplies reach Hizballah and Hamas.

In this article: Al Qaeda, Yemen, Debkafile, Riyadh, Iran, Hamas, Hizballah, and Saddam Hussein

A powerful Iran would continue supporting extreme elements and states in the region, while thwarting Teheran's nuclear plan would weaken Hizbullah, to which Iran recently attempted to send a large arms and munitions shipment. "The...

In this article: Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Hizbullah, Iran, Jerusalem, West Bank, and UN

...as card against Iran Israel's capture of a weapons-laden ship allegedly sent from Iran and bound for Hezbollah will underscore its case against Tehran in the international community, observers said on Thursday. "Officials in Jerusalem...

In this article: Israel, Iran, Uranium, UN Security Council, Hezbollah, UN, and Gaza

...misery. Bernstein shouts alarm over the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah receive support from the Tehran regime, which he asserts has "openly declared its intention not just to destroy Israel but to murder Jews everywhere." Not to sidestep...

In this article: Human Rights Watch, Robert L. Bernstein, Israel, Middle East, Hamas, Hezbollah, Hosni Mubarak, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad