Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyberattack Very Rare, Professor Says
Iran’s UK Spies Threatened to Kidnap Journalist’s Children
Iranian spies working in the UK threatened to kidnap the children of a female journalist, she has alleged. BBC Persian reporter Rana Rahimpour was told that Tehran operatives in Britain would target her young children during school pick-up time, she has revealed. The Iranian-born London journalist said she was also threatened with rape and beheading…
Cruz Suggests Biden Admin’s Russia-Ukraine Policy Hampered By Focus on Securing Iran Nuclear Deal
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) railed on May 17 at what he said was the Biden administration approaching the Russia-Ukraine conflict through the goal of achieving a nuclear deal with Iran. Since last year, indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran have been indefinitely suspended. The United States withdrew from the 2015 deal, formally…
China-Based Network Conspired to Deliver WMD Components to Iran, DOJ Charges
May 16, 2023
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The DOJ is unsealing charges against a Chinese citizen who, it claims, helped to operate a network that provides WMD components to Iran. Authorities in New York unsealed the indictment May 16, charging Xiangjiang Qiao with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud, alleging that Qiao participated in a scheme to use a sanctioned Chinese…
Leaders of Islamic Centre Stripped of Powers by Charity Chiefs
Leaders of a London Islamic centre described as a “cut-out” of one of Iran’s deadliest military forces, have been stripped of their powers by the Charity Commission. The regulator has appointed an interim manager to oversee running the Islamic Centre of England after its trustees “failed to comply with legal duties,” and to protect the…
Iran, Russia Expand ‘Unprecedented Military Partnership’ with Fighter Jet Deal: Kirby
Iran and Russia are growing their military cooperation with increased arms sales that the White House says are directly resulting in the killing of Ukrainians. Tehran’s continued sale of suicide drones and other munitions to Moscow is meaningfully augmenting Russia’s ability to continue its attempted conquest of Ukraine, said National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic…
How Do We Improve Global Maritime Security?
Commentary Once again Iran’s robed dictators are launching attacks on oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz. In the last two weeks of April, Iranian forces boarded and seized two oil tankers. One tanker carried crude destined for the United States, so its seizure constituted a direct attack on American maritime commerce. Iran’s…
Iran Hangs 2 in Rare Blasphemy Case as Executions Surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran hanged two men Monday convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the Islamic Republic following months of unrest. Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone,…
Iran Hangs Swedish–Iranian Convicted Over Attack That Killed 25 People
DUBAI—Iran on Saturday executed a Swedish–Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people, the Iranian judiciary said. The Swedish foreign ministry said it had summoned Iran’s deputy ambassador to protest the execution of Habib Farajollah Chaab, which it confirmed…
National Security Adviser Calls for Resumption of Iran Talks After Report of Country’s Nuclear Advancement
National security adviser Jake Sullivan called on May 4 for the resumption of negotiations with Iran in response to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s warning that Iran has enough material to build five nuclear bombs. “While one Iranian arm spreads weapons and [terrorist] proxies, the other continues its program to obtain nuclear military capabilities. And…
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