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MILITARY1d agoThe US Army bought 21 Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum Mach 2.3 fighters to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon launch systemIt was in 1997, when those planes were still at market price and functioning. Moldova had inherited them after the fall of the Soviet Union, but could not maintain them.Clarín
POLITICS1d agoRubio receives G20 ministers, divided by wars in Iran and UkraineThe U.S. Secretary of State meets with G20 ministers in Atlanta, in a tense climate due to conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. The meeting seeks to prepare for the December summit, with challenges in energy and security, and under the shadow of the midterm elections.Clarín
MILITARY2d agoExclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report saysAxios
POLITICS2d agoCould the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?During a meeting last week with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to help broker a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war.The proposal — the latest in a series of recent Russian offers to act as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran — has a certain logic to it. While the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has brought Russia some economic gains through rising energy prices, Moscow fears further escalation and spillover across the Persian Gulf and parts of the former Soviet space. Russia is also one of Iran’s closest partners and one of the world’s leading exporters of enriResponsible Statecraft
POLITICS4d agoIranian and Qatari leaders meet at Russian energy forumIranian and Qatari leaders meet at Russian energy forumAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT4d agoRussian satellites help Iran's allies strike Saudi Arabia, data and officials sayThe Independent World
POLITICS4d agoQatar’s Emir meets Iran’s Pezeshkian in MoscowThe pair discussed energy cooperation and ways to enhance bilateral relations, Iranian state media reported.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLD4d agoWorld News in Brief: ‘No safe place in Ukraine’, IAEA calls for Iran nuclear inspections, Kenya hosts thousands of Ethiopians fleeing clashesUN News
MILITARY5d agoRussia And Iran Expand Nuclear Cooperation As International Oversight WeakensRFE/RL