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Nov 25 2019
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Special Report: ‘Time to take out our swords': Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi Arabia
(Reuters) - Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world’s biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.
The group included the top echelons of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite branch of the Iranian military whose portfolio includes missile development and covert
ReutersMar 17 2013
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CPAC's big winners ? and losers - James Hohmann
There was one clear superstar at the Conservative Political Action Conference Rand Paul. The Kentucky senator roared into the event with big momentum from his filibuster on drones and followed up with a speech that seemed to broaden his support beyond the libertarian set. ldquoStand with Randrdquo was the eventrsquos unofficial slogan and attendees...
PoliticoAug 30 2014
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ISIS Displaying a Deft Command of Varied Media
The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world’s attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality. But Western intelligence services are also worried about their extraordinary command of seemingly less lethal weapons: state-of-the-art videos, ground images shot from drones and multilingual Twitter messages.
New York Times (News)Jan 10 2013
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Brennan faces renewed questions on security leak controversy after CIA nomination
While White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA has already stirred up questions about his role in the government's interrogation and drone programs, another controversy is likely to follow him into his confirmation hearing -- the explosive battle over security leaks last summer.
Fox News DigitalJan 08 2013
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Obama Security Picks Court Controversy
President Barack Obama, accepting the certainty of at least one bitter confirmation battle with Senate Republicans, rounded out his national security team Monday by picking nominees who likely see eye-to-eye with him on ending the Afghan war and using drones and special-operations forces to fight terrorism.
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 27 2023
Headline Roundup
US Navy Rescues Israeli-Linked Ship Before Missile Attack From Houthi-Controlled Yemen
The U.S. Navy rescued an Israeli-linked cargo ship, and arrested its assailants, before being attacked from Yemen on Sunday.
The Details: The Liberian-flagged Central Park, which was carrying phosphoric acid, was seized by five armed gunmen via a small boat, who eventually fled when the USS Mason responded to the ship’s distress signal. The Navy pursued the pirates, and arrested them.
Associated Press Fox News Digital The HillAug 30 2019
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Why Iran and Israel are crossing each other’s red lines
Just hours after Israel said it had launched airstrikes in Syria to stop an Iranian “killer drone” attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the occupied Golan Heights – the supposed target of the foiled Iranian barrage.
The premier’s visit last weekend came amid a two-day whirlwind of strikes that were either claimed by Israel or were attributed to it and were aimed at Iranian
Christian Science MonitorJun 24 2019
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Close Call with Iran
On Thursday, a US official stated that “a U.S. military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.” (Reuters)
On Friday, “President Donald Trump said [that] he abruptly called off the swiftly planned military strikes on Iran because the likely deaths of 150 Iranians would have been so out of proportion to the
The Flip SideJun 21 2019
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Trump Stopped Strike on Iran Because It Was ‘Not Proportionate’
President Trump said Friday morning that the United States military had been “cocked and loaded” for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it off with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would likely die in the attack.
The president said in a series of tweets just after 9 a.m. that he was prepared to retaliate against three sites in Iran for
New York Times (News)May 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Russia Claims Ukraine Tried to Assassinate Putin
Russia is accusing Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after Russian defenses disabled two drones on Tuesday night that it said were targeting the Kremlin. The drones were disarmed using electronic radar devices, according to Kremlin sources.
Key Details: Ukraine says it has no knowledge of a drone strike, and Russia has provided no evidence to support the
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