Summary Nampo Port is very likely increasing the surface area of its primary intermodal container storage yard by at least 45% as of October 30, 2026. Because North Korea does not generally transport goods domestically using standard intermodal containers, this…
This guest post is by Jim Lamson. Last month, Iran named its new defense minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi-Ketabchi, to replace the interim minister, Majid Ebn al-Reza, and succeed the former defense minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in February 2026 by…
Jon Landay has a story in Reuters (Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says) on the ongoing expansion of Saudi Arabia’s solid propellant missile production site at al-Duwadimi. We have been monitoring the site for many…
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