The Syrian General Security Services (GSS) interdicted a weapons shipment in Izraa, Daraa Province, on April 21 that was en route from Damascus to Suwayda Province.[46] GSS forces seized 40 anti-tank missiles, around 60 Iranian-made 107mm rockets, and an unspecified number of heavy machine guns.[47] GSS forces arrested a driver who had transported the weapons.[48]
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem stated on April 18 that Hezbollah will not disarm.[85] Qassem stated that Hezbollah will “confront” anyone who tries to disarm Hezbollah.[86] Qassem’s statement comes amid an Iranian-led information operation that aims to obfuscate Iranian support for its proxies. A senior Hezbollah official recently claimed as part of this information operation that Hezbollah would be willing to disarm.[87]
The IDF killed Hezbollah Unit 4400 Deputy Commander Hussein Ali Nasser in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on April 20.[88] Nasser worked with Iranian officials to facilitate Hezbollah reconstitution by smuggling weapons and funds into Lebanon, including through Beirut International Airport. Nasser facilitated the purchase of weapons from smugglers on the Syria-Lebanon border to Hezbollah.
Senior Iranian officials continue to be concerned about a potential US or Israeli strike on Iran. Khatam ol Anbia Air Defense Headquarters Commander Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard assessed the operational readiness of the Siraf Air Defense Group and inspected the Shahid Bushehrian Air Defense Zone in Bushehr Province on April 20 and 21, respectively.[90] These visits are part of a series of inspections that Sabahi Fard has conducted to Iranian air defense sites in southern Iran in recent weeks.
The Iranian rial appreciated from 853,000 rials to one US dollar on April 18 to 828,000 rials to one US dollar on April 21.[89]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-21-2025 House Armed Services Committee hearing US European Commander Cavoli
Mike Rogers Asks Military Commander: Should The DoD Maintain Current Force Posture In Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZJLw90exLg
Sherrill Asks Military Official: If The War In Ukraine Ended Today, Would Russia Still Be A Threat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVMGUCBWNpA
Mike Turner Emphasizes The Importance Of US Presence In Europe Through EUCOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvFMGXh9n70 Putin signed the law on ratification of the strategic partnership agreement with Iran
According to the document, if one of the parties is attacked, the other should not provide any assistance to the aggressor. Russia and Iran confirm their commitment to developing military-technical cooperation and conducting joint military exercises.
Putin also agreed with Iran on cooperation in order to create an independent payment infrastructure and on facilitating cooperation between the media of the two countries to “counter disinformation.” In total, the document consists of 47 articles regulating cooperation between the two countries in all key areas for the next 20 years.
Federal Law of 21.04.2025 No. 73-FZ "On Ratification of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran"
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202504210001
Future Chancellor Merz accuses Russia of waging war in Europe and targeting Germany with arson, contract killings & disinformation. You're not in power yet but already lying like Goebbels. Nazi Germany attacked us like this from 1941-1945. We know how it ended. Bad start, Fritz!
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) March 20, 2025