Two Airbus A340 aircraft left a currently active NATO base located in Šiauliai, Lithuania, with the two aircraft turning off their transponders after they had entered the Iranian airspace. This would not be the first time that Iran has acquired aircraft on the second-hand market.
A Dassault Falcon Jet crashed in the Mountains of Afghanistan near the boarder with Pakistan on route to Moscow
Iran confirmed that Afghanistan’s first transit rail cargo has left for the Razi border crossing, in the country’s northwest region, following a halt in the Islamic Republic.
Countries in Afghanistan’s vicinity have grown an interest in developing its rail infrastructure. More and more projects are being launched, or are at the very least being considered, that would elevate the country to an international “rail bridge” to the Indian Ocean. What are these projects, and what motivates these countries? As the desert dust…