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Iran-backed Houthis storm the presidential palace and key government buildings on January 22 [Reuters]

Iran’s Elite Guards Reroute to Continue Arming Yemeni Insurgents

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 1, 2017 | Middle East

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have started using a new route across the Gulf to funnel covert arms shipments to their Houthi allies in Yemen’s civil war, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. In March, regional and Western sources told Reuters...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, poses with Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito at the entrance of the Togu Palace in Tokyo, Friday. AFP

Saudi-Japanese Defense Accord Signed during Deputy Crown Prince’s Visit to Tokyo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tokyo-The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding for defense cooperation. Both Saudi Minister of Defense Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Japanese counterpart Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada oversaw the signing which...

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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu

Tehran Meeting: Further Monitoring of Turkish Borders, Deploying more Hezbollah Militants

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jun 10, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow- Syria battlefield recent complications were the main topic of discussion at the Tehran-held meeting on Thursday and which brought together each of Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu, Syrian regime chief of staff Fahd Jassem al-Freij and Iranian defense...