Hezbollah rallies behind Iran ahead of new sanctions, boasts new missiles

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Nasrallah is known for his fiery speeches during Ashura that challenge Israel. (Photo: Reuters) ERBIL (Kurdistan) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Thursday asked supporters to stand by Iran, while boasting of its new “highly accurate” missiles, which, he … Read More

Idlib and Beyond – The Vultures are circling in Syria

posted in: Middle East, News

Wreckage from an airstrike by pro-Assad forces near Idlib Province, September 8, 2018  AMER ALHAMWE / AFP / Getty Over the past several weeks, the war in Syria has crept back into the headlines, even competing with the drama and … Read More

White House Threatens Iran With Retaliation Over Militant Attacks

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Protesters stormed and burned the Iranian Consulate in Basra, Iraq, on Friday. Some have accused the United States or Saudi Arabia of being behind the attack.Credit Credit Nabil Al-Jurani/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has signaled a new phase in its … Read More

Iran Is Smuggling Weapons Through Lebanon, and Israel Must Respond

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Lebanese army soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence in downtown Beirut, November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir. JNS.org – A recent report by Fox News stated that Iran has begun using civilian flights to Beirut … Read More

ANALYSIS: As Bolton and Netanyahu Discuss Syria, Iran Prepares for War Against Israel

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton was in Jerusalem for a three-day-visit this week. The discussions between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Bolton mainly focused on Syria and on Iran’s entrenchment in the war-torn country. Bolton revealed that Russia’s … Read More

Militias’ Rule In Fourth Generation Warfare In Middle East Region: Dangerous Trend – Analysis

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Iran’s IRGC’s Naval special forces, S.N.S.F. Photo Credit: sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, Wikipedia Commons. Militias sharing power with weak central governments has become a growing phenomenon in the Middle East, causing widespread alarm of state structure collapsing and chaos spreading … Read More

Netanyahu talks Syria, Iran with Trump ahead of Putin summit

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President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he spoke with President Donald Trump … Read More

US official links economic protests in Iran to sanctions

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A top U.S. official focused on sanctions against Iran on Thursday linked American financial pressure on Tehran with ongoing economic protests roiling the country, saying she hoped the strain would limit the Islamic Republic’s “malign activities” … Read More

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