Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), attend a rally in Villepinte, near Paris, France, June 30, 2018. (Reuters) By Hollie McKay November 3, 2018 On the heels of explosive revelations that Iranian operatives – allegedly under direct orders from Tehran – plotted to carry out deadly attacks on dissidents across Europe, U.S. [...]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Press TV July 24, 2016 Iran's sponsored Press TV reported that Zarif will leave Tehran on Sunday at the head of a politico-economic delegation for a six-day visit. Zarif is reported that he plans to hold talks with senior officials, including presidents, parliament speakers and foreign ministers, [...]
June 18, 2016 Leveraging the Lebanese Diaspora Much of the Lebanese diaspora business community in Africa is a source of donations and taxes for Hezbollah, and these individuals and businesses also send money to Lebanese charities and social service providers, many of which are run by or give their money to the terror group. This [...]
Yemen's exiled government accuses Iran of using Eritrea's Red Sea islands to support the Houthi rebels, claims strongly denied by Eritrea. June 15, 2015 Supporters of Yemen's exiled government have accused Eritrea of supporting the Houthi rebels who now control much of the war-torn country, amid ongoing Saudi-led airstrikes against them. Eritrea's foreign [...]
April 12, 2014 The shipment of weapons seized by the Israeli occupation army on Wednesday was intercepted near the Eritrean coast near Hasmat port, a source from the Eritrean opposition said. The source, who refused to be named, told Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper that the ship “was not heading towards Gaza, but towards the weapons storages [...]
December 17, 2012 Israel has opened a military bases in Eritrea to monitor and avert rival Iran’s hostile activities in the Red Sea which could eventually pose a threat to its national security, a report by Stratfor Global Intelligence claims. According to the US-based strategy consultancy firm, Israeli has deployed its intelligence units, docks and small [...]
December 12, 2012 Israel and Iran are both holding military bases in Eritrea on the shore of the Red Sea, the global intelligence company Stratfor reported on Tuesday. This is not the first indication of a covert Israeli military presence in the small African country, but Stratfor's report is the most detailed to surface to date. [...]
President Ahmadinejad’s meeting with Eritrea’s new Ambassador to Tehran Mohammad Saeed Mentai Edris. December 10, 2012 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has no restriction on the further expansion of all-out ties with Eritrea. He made the remarks in his meeting with Eritrea’s new Ambassador to Iran Mohammad Saeed Mentai Edris on Sunday. [...]
July 12, 2012 By Jeffrey A. Lefebvre Summer 2012, Volume XIX, Number 2 During the Cold War, the Horn of Africa emerged as arguably the most highly penetrated regional subsystem in the world.1 Not only the two superpowers, but Middle Eastern regional powers intervened in interstate and intrastate conflicts there.2 Three geostrategic factors drew foreign [...]
March 28, 2012 by Karmon, Ely (Dr.) Abstract This paper summarizes the information concerning the Iranian, and Hezbollah, presence and activities in Africa and attempts to evaluate the importance of Africa in the overall Iranian strategy to advance its “global power” ambitions, to balance the pressure of the international community on its nuclear project and [...]
