Iran Focus

London, 07 Mar – On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson demanded an end to missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, stating that the use of Iranian missiles in an attack on a British ally was “unacceptable”.

Johnson said, ahead of a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Minister of Defence, that the UK shares Saudi Arabia’s concerns over growing Iranian influence in the Middle East and insisted that Iran’s role in Yemen needs to be reined in.

Iran Focus

London, 07 Mar – It may be easy for some to underestimate Iran’s cyber threat to the US, given that most analyses describe Iran’s offensive cyber capabilities as fractured, decentralized, and inferior to other states, but make no mistake, what Iran lacks in technique it makes up for in persistence.

In a recent report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, entitled Iran’s Cyber Threat: Espionage, Sabotage, and Revenge, they assess that the majority of Iran’s espionage and sabotage campaigns have been against “soft” foreign targets, but that Iran will “strategically engage in disruptive and destructive attacks”.

Iran Focus

London, 06 Mar – The former Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will face trial on charges that she covered up the Iranian Regime’s role in the 1994 bombing at a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires that killed dozens, according to judicial authorities said.

In a ruling released on March 5, Argentinean judge Claudio Bonadio referred Fernandez, who was president from 2007 to 2015, and 11 senior members of her administration to a higher court for public trial on charges of cover-up and abuse of power.

Iran Focus

London, 04 Mar – Russia vetoed the resolution put forth by The Security Council. The resolution would prevent Iran from providing the Houthis with weapons.

“I hope that GCC countries will deal seriously with this Russian decision. It is time to link our economic strength with our security interests, either by suspending our business deals, or by canceling them. What is important is that the international community should know that we will not accept what undermines our security,” writes Bahraini writer and journalist Sawsan Al Shaer in an article for Al Arabiya.