President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that could allow more aggressive US responses to Iran’s forces, its Shiah Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to six current and former US officials. The … Read More
One phone-call can change a geopolitical landscape. The last bilateral contact between the Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman last Friday is the best example. After some recent indications of a detente between … Read More
Turkey has told its citizens visiting or living in Germany to “be careful” and keep their composure against “racist and xenophobic slurs” ahead of the country’s upcoming federal elections. “It is advised for our citizens in Germany or planning to … Read More
Israel warned former US President Barack Obama that Iran wouldn’t honor the nuclear arms deal he brokered with the Islamic Republic. The ayatollahs and their elected puppets went through the motions, but never truly fulfilled the stipulations of the agreement. … Read More
BEIRUT — The Syrian army broke a three-year siege by the Islamic State on an enclave of the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour on Tuesday, offering a fresh boost to the fortunes of President Bashar al-Assad and his once-flagging … Read More
Conflict with Israel might be inevitable, but the context has become more complicated than ever … for both sides in equal measure. The possibility of an imminent war between Israel and Hizbollah has been growing as both Israeli and Hizbollah … Read More
After six years of fierce fighting and with hundreds of thousands dead, the Syrian civil war finally appears to be settling down. The country is now divided into various pockets of influence, with Turkish-backed rebels in the north, US-backed Kurdish … Read More
New evidence reveals that the relationship between Pyongyang, Tehran, and Damascus is more extensive and long-standing than we thought. Last week, Reuters revealed the existence of a confidential U.N. report claiming that two North Korean shipments bound for the government … Read More
JERUSALEM — Israel is using a visit this week by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to highlight concerns about what it says are Iran’s efforts to produce advanced, precision weapons in Lebanon and Syria. “Iran is busy turning Syria … Read More
Iranian officials have urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to give in to the pressures from the United States pertaining to Iran’s international nuclear deal reached in 2015. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that any move of … Read More