DTN News - IRAQ IN TURMOIL: Iraq's Crisis Changes The Battle Space In Syria

DTN News - IRAQ IN TURMOIL: Iraq's Crisis Changes The Battle Space In Syria

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 26, 2014: Concerns that violence in Iraq could disrupt supplies have stoked volatility and driven international benchmark Brent above $114 a barrel. OPEC is ready to pump extra oil in the event of any supply disruptions caused by Iraq and its biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, can ramp up to capacity if needed, oil officials said on Tuesday. For now the market is well-supplied and prices above $114 a barrel are the result of market nervousness, OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri said. Here’s a look at Iraq’s oil and gas production.

SUMMARY

The conflicts in Syria and Iraq are connected. The border between the two countries has become meaningless, and the emerging crisis in Iraq has direct consequences on the fighting in Syria. Neither the Syrian regime nor the rebels that oppose it stand to gain a decisive advantage from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant's recent actions in Iraq. As things stand now, the primary beneficiary will be the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant itself.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Presents Reproduced U.S. Drone To Russia

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Presents Reproduced U.S. Drone To Russia

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 13, 2014: Iran has presented Russia with a copy of a U.S. spy drone, proving it has reproduced the unmanned ScanEagle aircraft that its forces claim to have captured last year, Iranian media reported.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards air defense commander, Farzad Esmayeeli, said he presented a copy of the drone during a Monday meeting with Russian Air Force chief Viktor Bondarev in Tehran, Fars reported.

"The drone built by the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps] is a symbol of the technical capabilities of the Islamic Iran and today we presented a real model of it as a gift to Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev and the Russian people," said Esmayeeli, who is in charge of air defense at the Khatam al-Anbia base.

Last month, Iran's army unveiled a highly mobile drone, called Yasseer, which media reports described as resembling the U.S. ScanEagle.

Iran has claimed advances in drone technology ever since its forces appeared to have captured a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel two years ago. Iran claims to have brought down the drone, but U.S. officials said the aircraft had malfunctioned.

In December, 2012, Iran said its forces also captured a ScanEagle and vowed to reverse-engineer and reproduce the craft.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Says World War III May Erupt If Attacked By Israel

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Says World War III May Erupt If Attacked By Israel

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 24, 2012: Iran says on Sunday that the World War III may erupt if the Islamic republic is attacked by Israel.

Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) , warned on Sunday that an Israeli strike on Iran could trigger the World War III, Press TV reported.

Israel, threatening to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities these days, has always been highly concerned over Iran's nuclear program, which is believed by the West to head for acquiring nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian purposes.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran To Hold Major Air Defense Drill To Simulate Emergency Situations

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran To Hold Major Air Defense Drill To Simulate Emergency Situations

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 1, 2012: Iran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defense systems next month, an Iranian commander was quoted as saying on Saturday, one of a number of military simulations it has carried out this year.

Iranian commander says drill to include both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; it follows a series of large-scale military simulations such as the 'Great Prophet 7' missile exercises which took place in July.

The air defense drill will include fighter jets and simulate emergency situations, said Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Iranian army's air defense force, according to Iran's English-language Press TV.

The drill will include both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmaili said, and follows a series of large-scale military simulations such as the "Great Prophet 7" missile exercises in July.

Israeli leaders' warnings that time is running out to halt Iran's controversial nuclear program have raised concern they may order an attack on Iranian nuclear sites, though Israel has come under growing international pressure not to act alone.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran To Hold Major Air Defense Drill To Simulate Emergency Situations

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran To Hold Major Air Defense Drill To Simulate Emergency Situations

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 1, 2012: Iran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defense systems next month, an Iranian commander was quoted as saying on Saturday, one of a number of military simulations it has carried out this year.

Iranian commander says drill to include both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; it follows a series of large-scale military simulations such as the 'Great Prophet 7' missile exercises which took place in July.

The air defense drill will include fighter jets and simulate emergency situations, said Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Iranian army's air defense force, according to Iran's English-language Press TV.

The drill will include both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmaili said, and follows a series of large-scale military simulations such as the "Great Prophet 7" missile exercises in July.

Israeli leaders' warnings that time is running out to halt Iran's controversial nuclear program have raised concern they may order an attack on Iranian nuclear sites, though Israel has come under growing international pressure not to act alone.

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Reuters and The Associated Press from Haaretz

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strongly Counter Intrusive Powers In Region: Lawmaker

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strongly Counter Intrusive Powers In Region: Lawmaker

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 4, 2012: A single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface Fateh (Victor) missile is launched during Great Prophet 7 missile drill in Semnan desert, central Iran, on July 3, 2012.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran has a policy to maintain security in the Persian Gulf and strongly counter any military intrusion in the region.

“The policy of the Islamic Republic is based on maintaining security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz for all ships and oil tankers,” Chairman of the Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters on Tuesday. 

He added that Iran has the power to counter all elements behind regional insecurity.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strongly Counter Intrusive Powers In Region: Lawmaker

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strongly Counter Intrusive Powers In Region: Lawmaker

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 4, 2012: The three-day IRGC missile drill, named the Great Prophet 7, started in the central Iranian province of Semnan on July 2, 2012.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran has a policy to maintain security in the Persian Gulf and strongly counter any military intrusion in the region.

“The policy of the Islamic Republic is based on maintaining security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz for all ships and oil tankers,” Chairman of the Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters on Tuesday. 

He added that Iran has the power to counter all elements behind regional insecurity.

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