February 1991, the Gulf War. Republican Guard units defend the flank of the Iraqi army occupying Kuwait. The Battle of 73 Easting was named after a north-south coordinate line (an "Easting", measured ...

In 1984, Iraq initiated the “tanker war” with Iran when its air force attacked oil tankers bound for Iranian ports. The ...

This article looks at 20 countries with the most battle tanks in the world. During a Senate hearing last week, General Christopher Cavoli, the head of the US European Command, stated that Russia had ...

BAGHDAD (AP) – U.S. officials say they’ve delivered the last of 140 tanks to the Iraqi army _ a key sale in the American military’s small but ongoing training program in Baghdad. The M1A1 Abrams tanks ...

Iraq is interested in K2 Black Panther main battle tanks to replace both its maintenance-intensive M1 Abrams fleet and its older Soviet-era vehicles. South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem is now in talks with ...

The Gulf War would solidify the M1A1 Abrams’ legacy as one of the most iconic and effective armored vehicles in modern military history. By the time of Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. Army and Marine ...

Figures like Kharrazi are trying to write the latest chapter of the Islamic Republic’s story using an old script. The 12 days in June in which Israeli jets pounded Iranian infrastructure with ...