The UAE-flagged vessel seized by Yemen's naval troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, contained large amounts of weapons used against the Yemeni people, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces says.

A recent report says Saudi Arabia’s cutting edge Western military hardware has proved no match for ballistic missiles and combat drones developed by Yemeni armed forces.

With over 40 years of sanctions, including 8 years of war, Iran understood the importance of military independence. But how deterring has our military programme been and is it economically justified?

“Against the backdrop of growing instability near Tajikistan’s southern border, we are working together to ensure the security of our states,” Major General Yevgeny Tsindyaikin said in a statement.

The IRGC says Iran will not initiate a war but will determine the scope and magnitude of any war in case of aggression.

Two US convoys of military vehicles, loaded with logistic reinforcement, have arrived in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, after deadly US air strikes on the Iraq-Syria border.

The US reportedly dispatches a convoy of 86 trucks carrying military and logistical equipment to Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah.