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Chaos and conflicts in the Near and Middle East are a graphic illustration of the failure of the US administration's foreign policy, regardless of who is in the White House today.

The new alliance, formed from Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Qatar, demonstrates a departure from the traditional model, when the spiritual and religious center of Islam was located in the Arab world. This alliance is both strategic and ideological.

BEIJING, (BM) - Recent risky military actions by the United States are leading to an escalation of tension in the Middle East, China is urging the United States not to abuse military force, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting RIA Novosti. Read more: Military and defense analyzes,…

TEHRAN, (BM) - The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami threatened to destroy Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States if they cross what he described as Tehran’s red lines, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran Buys Russia’s S-400 Defense Systems, Fighters and Tanks, US Intelligence Said …

JERUSALEM, (BM) - General Robotics Ltd., – a company specializing in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced robotic systems for defense and homeland security applications – will reveal, for the first time at DSEI 2019, the new anti-drone remote controlled weapon station with its latest features, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Iran has introduced one of the latest models of its home-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the international MAKS 2019 air show in the Russian city of Zhukovsky, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting PressTV. Read more: Iran Unveiled a New Radar Air Defense System The three-meter-long drone, named Mobin, weighs 670kg…

BAGHDAD, (BM) - An Iraqi defense official blamed Israel for carrying out strikes in the country with US backing, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Israel Defense. Following the series of explosions earlier this week in a weapons depot controlled by an Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad, the official told Asharq Al-Awsat that “It is obvious…

TEHRAN, (BM) - The Iranian Army Ground Force on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, has received 3 new home-made combat drones, namely 'Mohajer 6'. Mohajer-6 is the first UAV of the Mohajer family that is armed with a guided weapon system and is bigger than the other types of Mohajer family, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Army Recognition. …

TEL AVIV, (BM) - A new war between Israel and Palestinian factions in the occupied Gaza Strip “is not far away”, and will be “will be deadlier and more destructive than any previous” offensive, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according to a report by the Jerusalem Post’s military correspondent. According to the analyst, Israeli officials “have…

DUBAI, LONDOM, (BM) - Britain will soon be “slapped in the face” for the capture of an Iranian supertanker last week, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reutres. “Iran’s strong establishment will soon slap Britain in the face for daring to seize the Iranian oil tanker,” cleric Kazem Sedighi told worshippers during Tehran’s Friday prayer…

TEL AVIV, (BM) - At a festive ceremony held on Tuesday, the President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benjamin Netanyahu, and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, awarded the Israel Defense Prize to projects and operations that contributed to the security of Israel and to its qualitative military edge…

LJUBLJANA (BM) - For the 16th year in a row, the SPIKE Users Club has gathered, this time in Slovenia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting company`s statement. The SPIKE missile Users Club Meeting (SUCM) was founded by the SPIKE user nations in June 2003, and has become a unique platform for the nations to share their knowledge and…

TEHRAN, (BM) - A senior Iranian official says that Iran has recently exposed and neutralized a ”large US cyber espionage network,” learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters and the state-owned radio and television broadcasting company IRIB. Read more: A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran The secretary of…

TEHRAN, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Iranian Ministry of Defence has presented a new missile defence system, its own production – Khordad 15, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the Bulgarian National Radio. According to Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, the system is capable of finding various targets, including…

NEW YORK, (BGM) - The United Arab Emirates told United Nations Security Council members on Thursday that attacks on four tankers off its coast on May 12 bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and coordinated operation,” most likely by a state actor, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. In a document on the briefing to Security…

JERUSALEM, (BGM) - Rafael is bringing its combat-proven, globally-supplied advanced solutions to the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, June 17-21, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Rafael’s cutting-edge systems serve as stand-alone solutions as well a comprehensive end-to-end package, providing a force multiplier to any platform or application. Read…

JERUSALEM, (BGM) - Israel says Iran continues ballistic missile launches, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. Iran launched a Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in December 2018, the Israeli representative to the UN told the Security Council in a letter released on 5 June. Danny Danon said there had been seven…

DUBAI (BM) - Yemen’s Iranian-allied Houthi rebels said Tuesday they attacked a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Mideast tensions remain high between Tehran and the United States, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AP. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. …

RAMALLAH, State of Palestine (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A Palestinian baby was killed on Saturday as the Israeli military pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery, while scores of rockets were fired towards Israel from the coastal enclave, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Middle East Eye. According to the Gaza health…