A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium has breached the limit set under an agreement reached between world powers and Tehran in 2015. On July 1, Iranian media began reporting that the …
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In U.S. President Donald Trump’s telling, 10 minutes from launch, he called off military strikes on three sites in Iran, which were to be conducted in response to Iran’s downing …
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In today’s podcast, the Forecast Roundtable covers rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, particularly in light of the June 20 shoot-down of an American drone in the Strait of …
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The government of the United Kingdom has halted the approval of arms exports licenses to Saudi Arabia, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal that British sales to the …
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The United States is sending an additional 1,000 soldiers to the Middle East following suspected Iranian attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The troops were requested by …
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Two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, following an attack last month that damaged four tankers in the same area. Both tankers sustained significant damage. …
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The Saudi government is moving forward with a ballistic missile program, leveraging support from China, according to a new report. U.S. media outlet CNN claimed in a report on June …
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The Iranian government attempted to buy the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, but was rebuffed, according to a report. On May 30, Bloomberg reported that Tehran had made a request to …
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Pakistan and Iran intend to create a joint force to fight militancy on their border. Reuters reported on April 22, 2019, that Pakistan and Iran will create a joint quick …
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Iran may put a new class of submarine into service in the next month.
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