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Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran.

Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.

Israel's military has been put on high alert amid warnings that Iran could be preparing for a huge attack with Tehran thought to be preparing to strike beore Donald Trump takes office

Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.

The Yemen-based rebels pose a lingering threat, and some security analysts argue that their patrons in Tehran should be in Israel’s crosshairs.

The Syrian shrine of Sayedah Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, raising questions about the future of the area — and of the axis.

"Many people think the United States saves Israel, but the truth is that today Israel's role is to save the United States from itself," this surprising statement by Dr. Michael Doran, an American expert on the Middle East,

The Israeli Ministry of Defense has released details — and imagery — of a dramatic commando raid into Syria, which targeted an underground missile production facility, back in September. The raid, codenamed Operation Many Ways,

The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) has unveiled its new "Rezvan" suicide drone, which was showcased during the ongoing Great Prophet 19 military drills in western Iran. The drone is designed for rapid deployment and is tailored for ground combat and anti-ambush operations.