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Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say

As published by the Associated Press by BERNARD CONDON Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight ...

The Takeaway: Iranian drones in Ukraine send message to West

Closer Iran-Russia ties are another thing to worry about; Israel won't send missile defenses to Ukraine; Lebanon-Israel agreement still needs details filled in; and why the region may need nuclear energy to meet climate goals. As published by Al-Monitor by ...

NYT: Iran Sends Drone Trainers to Crimea to Aid Russian Military

As published by the New York Times by Julian Barnes. Oct. 18, 2022: This article was updated with a response from the Iranian government. WASHINGTON — Iran has sent trainers to occupied Ukraine to help Russians overcome problems with the ...

NYT: Iran sends drone trainers to Crimea to aid Russian military

As published by the New York Times by Julian Barnes. WASHINGTON — Iran has sent trainers to occupied Ukraine to help Russians overcome problems with the fleet of drones that they purchased from Tehran, according to current and former U.S ...

U.S. ‘going to sanction’ Iran for helping Russia

As published by Politico by ALEXANDER WARD, MATT BERG and LAWRENCE UKENYE With help from Stuart Lau, Daniel Lippman and Phelim Kine Subscribe here | Email Alex | Email Matt Officials on both sides of the Atlantic are weighing how ...

White House: US condemns Russia’s strikes

ABC News National Security and Defense Analyst Mick Mulroy discusses Russia’s deadly kamikaze drone attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine. As published by ABC News. To view please click here ...

‘Lives could be at stake’: Trump document review to gauge whether US sources put at risk

As published by USA Today and Yahoo News by Bart Jansen and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – As U.S. intelligence agencies gauge the potential damage from Donald Trump storing hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, hanging in the balance ...

Why Islamic Terrorist Organizations Have So Much Support

By J.D. Pitts Once I had moved into a tiny apartment in a lower-income neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, it took me all of a week to understand why the Muslim Brotherhood had so much widespread support, not only from devout ...

Strategic competition and re-evaluating US-Saudi ties

Strategic competition and re-evaluating US-Saudi ties As published by the Middle East Institute by Mick Mulroy Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Yemen Steering Initiative From a security perspective, the decision by OPEC+ to reduce oil production by 2 ...

President Biden calls Russian attacks on Ukraine an ‘illegal war’

ABC News’ Kenneth Moton and ABC News national security and defense analyst Mick Mulroy discuss the most recent Russian missile strikes in Ukraine. As published by ABC News. To watch please click here ...