Military & Security

By Dennis Ross Although Ayatollah Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guard oppose nuclear inspections, President Obama should stand tough because transparency is the only way to make the deal work. Should the framework understanding with Iran be finalized in a deal, its terms would give us high confidence that the …

A source in Syria told Sputnik that the Khorasan group, an al-Qaeda branch, that was allegedly weakened in September during US-led airstrikes in Syria against ISIL militant group and their allies, had never existed. The Khorasan group, an al-Qaeda branch, that was allegedly weakened in September during US-led airstrikes in Syria …

Together the United States and Iran could easily defeat Islamic State, but this victory would play into hands of Iran and its Middle Eastern allies and ruin Washington’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel, a US expert noted.  After United States military forces defeat Islamic State, Washington must …

Although US President Obama vowed that “a decade of war is now ending” in 2013, the US troops have got bogged down in three conflict zones, while Washington takes regular lethal actions in at least five countries, Michael Crowley noted.  President Obama’s “dream” of extricating the United States out of …

The missile launcher will go on display at an exhibition of weapons and military equipment at the VDNKh. The complex will be installed next to a mockup of the Buran space shuttle. The Topol-M missile has an operational range of 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles), and speeds of up to 7,320 meters per second (Mach 22). The missile …