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Police say they found a loaded anti-tank weapon at an address in the city of Zaragoza as well as the victim of an apparent drug overdose.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Sunday formally took responsibility for the missile attack on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. The IRGC is the theocratically-controlled wing of the Iranian military and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street,” House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) stated that President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia have been late reactions after allowing “Putin to move for months” and denying

Iranian state media on Thursday claimed Wednesday evening’s missile attack on Israel was a success and the weapon struck its intended target, contrary to reports from the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that former Raytheon engineer Wei Sun has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for transferring sensitive missile technology to China in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced on Thursday that America expects to recover over $40 million from selling Iranian oil confiscated by the U.S. Navy in August.

North Korean state media published an article on Monday promoting Iran’s upgraded submarine-launched missile and various other weapons systems, adding to speculation that Pyongyang may unveil its own “strategic weapon” during this week’s military parade. 

According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and two Iraqi officials, an airstrike conducted by unidentified warplanes struck positions in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight members of an Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militia called the Imam Ali Brigades.

CBS News reported on Friday that Iranian “scavengers” have “scrubbed” the site where a Ukrainian passenger jet came down near Tehran before outside investigators could examine the evidence. “Virtually all debris” was removed before outsiders were allowed on the scene.

North Korea fired two projectiles from a reported “super-large” rocket launcher, the South Korean military said on Thursday, expressing “strong regret” over the provocation.

Speaking from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last weekend’s drone and missile attack on Saudi oil facilities was an “act of war” perpetrated by Iran.

Iran’s president lamented his recent efforts at diplomacy with the U.S. have come to nothing, saying Thursday “talks are useless” as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers crumbles further.

The United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney in Australia released a report on Monday that warned America has lost its military superiority in the Indo-Pacific region and Chinese missiles could wipe out its bases with “precision strikes in the opening hours of a conflict.”

A liquid-fueled rocket engine exploded at a military test site in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia on Thursday, killing two people and wounding four others. The Russian Defense Ministry initially denied that any form of contamination was released in the explosion, but later said that a “short-term spike in radiation levels” was detected in the nearby city of Severodvinsk.

President Donald Trump will send a U.S. delegation to arms control talks in Geneva this week with Russia that could lay the groundwork for a trilateral agreement including China.

UNITED NATIONS — Britain, France and Germany accused Iran of developing missile technology in contravention of a UN resolution, and called for a full UN report on recent activities, according to a letter released Tuesday.

The U.S. military successfully tested the interception of an inter-continental ballistic missile on Monday, in a first-of-its-kind test of the nation’s missile defense program.

TEL AVIV – Iran has mounted precision-guided warheads on its most advanced, longest-range missiles, the regime-affiliated Fars news agency reported Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal ran a troubling report on Wednesday describing how high-powered anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) are now in the hands of terrorist groups thanks to years of outside programs for arming various factions in Syria, including the Obama administration’s effort to arm “white hat” Syrian rebels.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander chose Thanksgiving to warn the U.S. its bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and U.S. aircraft carriers in the Gulf are within range of Iran missile strikes.

Russia’s sudden deployment of S-300 surface-to-air missiles in Syria last week raised the stakes in Syria significantly for the U.S. and Israel.

Iran’s defence minister unveiled the next generation of Tehran’s Fateh Mobin short-range ballistic missile on Monday, according to conservative news agency Tasnim.

Suspected missile warhead parts in transit to Iran have been seized by UK Border Force inspectors at London’s Heathrow Airport.

President Donald Trump offered stark contrast on Thursday between his eight months of no North Korea missile launches under his administration with near war under President Barack Obama.

Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday that Syria had shot down more than half of the missiles fired at it overnight by Israel, RIA news agency reported.

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel would maintain a “zero” tolerance policy for rockets launched from the Gaza Strip and Syria, even if they are infrequent. 

IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis warned in a rare op-ed on a Lebanese opposition website that a war with Israel could break out if Iran develops precision missiles in the country.

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah boasted in a speech Monday that his organization shipped anti-tank missiles to the Gaza Strip. “I’m proud and honored to say we sent Kornet missiles to the Gaza Strip. We’re using our own weapons in Syria as well,” he said.

North Korea is currently working on an “aggressive schedule” to develop a ballistic missile submarine capable of reaching the United States, the website 38 North, run by the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies have revealed.

TEHRAN – Iran’s president on Sunday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the United States prepares new sanctions over its ballistic missile programme.

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Friday — each failing before or during flight, according to U.S. Pacific Command.

North Korea backed down Monday from a threat to fire missiles at the U.S. territory of Guam, according to a North Korean state media report cited by the Wall Street Journal.

Video of a celebration concert following North Korea’s latest missile launch, believed to have been a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reportedly shows never-before-seen archival footage of the history of communist nation’s missile program.

Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying.

North Korea’s celebration of the “Day of the Sun” – the official name of the holiday honoring communist founder Kim Il-sung – culminated in the embarrassing failure of yet another missile launch, meant to highlight the nation’s military might.

TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea may have launched several missiles on Wednesday morning, Kyodo News reported, citing a Japanese government source.