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Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts

calcalistech.com Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk and mitigation solutions, announced on Thursday that it raised a $25 million Series A. The funding was led by Sequoia…

Hamas praises Iran's role in "world war" over Gaza

newsweek.com The heads of the two leading Palestinian groups at war with Israel have praised Iran's role in an increasingly international conflict over the Gaza Strip in talks with…

She Fled Iran And Became An Israeli Spy. Now She’s Raised $30 Million For A Cyber Startup

forbes.com anaz Yashar was studying biology at Tel Aviv University when she got the call: Israel's elite cyber surveillance Unit 8200 wanted to recruit her. She had perhaps the most…

Currency: What’s Happening Between the US Dollar and the Iranian Rial?

watcher.guru In a mix of currency wars, the Iranian rial is the latest currency to fall prey to the gnawing hands of the US Dollar. The Iranian rial has fallen to a new low against the…

To Thwart Iran, Fight a War of Attrition

wsj.com Israel and the U.S. should focus their strengths on Tehran’s weaknesses by jeopardizing its proxies.

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newsweek.com The head of an Iraqi militia participating in a coalition of groups that have waged attacks against U.S. troops and Israel has told Newsweek that his forces are prepared to…

Iran Gives Türkiye Green Light in Iraq without Guarantees

english.aawsat.com The pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq has become a partner in a crucial deal between Baghdad and Ankara - with Iran’s blessing - to eliminate the Kurdistan…

Arm Ukraine Now, or Risk Global Nuclear Proliferation Later

newsweek.com In 1994, former U.S. President Bill Clinton convinced former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk to give Ukraine's nuclear weapons and strategic bombers to Russia in…

Iraq And Iran Will Expedite Development Of Sanctions-Busting Shared Oil Fields

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. This ongoing and increasing shared oil development between Iraq and Iran is remarkable given that they fought an eight year war that depleted Iraq’s fighting…

Is This What True Friendship With Israel Looks Like, America?

newsweek.com A Rubicon has just been crossed. For the first time since the barbaric Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, a resolution has passed the UN Security Council calling for an immediate…

Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Chinese ship with missiles after promising to leave them alone

businessinsider.com A commercial ship in the Red Sea last week. French military photo via X The Houthis reportedly said they would avoid attacking Chinese ships off the coast of Yemen. But the…

Iran’s currency hits a record low

apnews.com Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its people celebrated the Persian New Year. On Sunday, people were trying to exchange…

MGA Entertainment: Isaac Larian

content.production.cdn.art19.com Isaac Larian moved from Iran to Los Angeles at age 17 with just a few hundred dollars, and went on to build one of the biggest toy companies in the world. Along the way, he…

Iran's Arms Industry Goes Mainstream at Qatar Expo With Advanced 'Gaza' Drone

wsj.com Tehran pitched its products, including its new “Gaza” drone, to the international market in Doha, worrying the U.S. and its allies.

Russia & China Strike Shipping Deal With Houthis To Ensure Safe Vessel Transits, Report Says

zerohedge.com Russia & China Strike Shipping Deal With Houthis To Ensure Safe Vessel Transits, Report Says According to Bloomberg's sources, Russia and China have sealed a deal with…

AMC’s Streamer Acorn TV Buys Daphna Levin’s Israeli Thriller ‘The Truth’ for the U.S., U.K., Australia/New Zealand (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com AMC’s streaming service Acorn TV has bought “The Truth,” a crime thriller series co-written by Daphna Levin (“Euphoria”) and Aurit Zamir (“Babysitter”). Sold by About…

It's Time to Take the Gloves Off Against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard

newsweek.com Washington's misplaced priorities in the Middle East over the last decade have left tens of millions exposed to the aggression of an Iranian-backed menace, the Houthis, who…

Kidnapped Princeton student’s family seeks terror tag for Iraq

semafor.com The News The family of a Princeton graduate student kidnapped last year by an Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad called on the Biden administration to designate Iraq as a…

China says it's "cooling down the situation" in Gaza with Mideast diplomacy

newsweek.com China has stepped up its Middle East diplomacy amid stalled efforts among regional countries and the United States to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and…

The EU resisted a French-German drive to sanction Iran over its provision of military hardware to its regional proxies, with senior bloc officials saying new…

wsj.com The EU resisted a French-German drive to sanction Iran over its provision of military hardware to its regional proxies, with senior bloc officials saying new sanctions could…

Issa Rae Co-Founded ColorCreative Adds Neda Niroumand To Management Team

deadline.com The Issa Rae and Deniese Davis co-founded ColorCreative is expanding its management ranks again. Literary manager and producer Neda Niroumand is joining the company as a…

US naval drones have spent 60,000 hours at sea helping the Navy spy on and defeat malicious threats in Middle Eastern waters

businessinsider.com An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboats…

Europeans at Odds Over Sanctioning Iran for Middle-East Weapons Transfers

wsj.com The dispute comes days after Europe and the U.S. pledged to swiftly and jointly impose meaningful new sanctions on Tehran if it is proven to have delivered ballistic…

The Morning Risk Report: Corporate Transparency Ruling Complicates Campaign to Register Business Owners

createsend.com TikTok’s fate now hinges on the Senate. The House swiftly passed a bill that would ban Chinese-controlled TikTok from operating in the U.S. or force a sale. President Biden…

US, G-7 Warn Iran Not to Provide Russia With Missiles

youtube.com Group of Seven nations warned Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia for the war in Ukraine, threatening a swift response if it does so. A senior Biden…

Niger Severs Ties With US Military After Alarm Raised Junta Will Supply Uranium To Iran

zerohedge.com Niger Severs Ties With US Military After Alarm Raised Junta Will Supply Uranium To Iran Niger announced over the weekend that it is suspending military cooperation with the…

Biden Does an Iran Sanctions Two-Step

wsj.com The President extends a $10 billion waiver for Tehran, and then issues a threat against missile exports to Russia.

‘My Stolen Planet’ Wins Thessaloniki Documentary Festival After Emotionally Charged Week of Protest, Defiance

variety.com Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi‘s “My Stolen Planet,” an intimate family portrait of life during Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, won the Golden Alexander at the…

Drones have turned the tables in recent African wars

businessinsider.com A tank reportedly destroyed by a drone strike along the A2 road outside the city of Haik, which Tigray rebels had controlled before the Ethiopian government pushed them out.…

Iran at the crossroads: have the mullahs lost their grip?

theweek.com Nobody was holding their breath over the outcome of this month's elections to the Majlis – Iran's parliament, said Maryam Aslany and Rana Dasgupta in The Sunday Times. These…

US, G-7 allies warn of new sanctions if Iran provides ballistic missiles to Russia

pbs.org The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moves forward with an advancing plan to provide…

G7 ready to sanction Iran over missile transfers to Russia

ft.com Warnings come amid fears Tehran is stepping up support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84

abcnews.go.com SAN FRANCISO -- Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84,…

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: China's growth dilemma

asia.nikkei.com Hello from Tokyo. When China's annual National People's Congress ended on Monday, the overall impression was how increasingly difficult it is becoming to know what is…

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