Readers should recall this area of the world has been written about here previously. On more then one occasion. Go back to December 2019 to refresh or learn anew:
Yes, three continents converge on the shores of the Sea in the Middle of the Earth. AND it is resource rich- ripe for exploration. Making it a strategically important waterway. If you want to have a basic grasp, historically speaking, which sheds light on the present day jockeying for position in and around the Mediterranean
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Pt. 1: Meddling Outsiders and Antagonistic/Conflicting Neighbours Around the Mediterranean Sea
We’ve long talked here about the remake the region (MENA) the one that’s been occurring since 2003 and the invasion of Iraq, but, one can go even further back to the invasion of Afghanistan. Generally when this topic is written about here the ‘03 date is used as the start date of the ‘birth pangs of the new middle east”
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Pt. 2: Meddling Outsiders and Antagonistic/Conflicting Neighbours Around the Mediterranean Sea
As has already been stated this is a complex and competitive situation. And the Mediterranean has certainly become more eventful. With multiple players on different sides having diverging interests. BUT, the US and Israel are doing their best to unify or rally servile nations and mindless automatons against Turkey, Libya, Iran, Russia, China and Lebanon in order to reshape the region in a manner that suits their interests.
Of course there are other reports on this topic as well- many are accessible from the above relinks. Understanding the conflicting interests in the area. The resources. And more. Helps us to understand the interest France has in the Eastern Mediterranean. As a NATO member. As an occupier. As a nation acting on behalf of energy companies and their profit motivationsReuters
France is joining military exercises with Italy, Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean amid a worsening dispute between Turkey and Greece over energy resources in the region, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Wednesday. Tensions between Turkey and Greece escalated after Ankara sent its Oruc Reis survey vessel to disputed eastern Mediterranean waters this month, a move Athens has called illegal.
“The eastern Mediterranean is turning into an area of tension. Respect for international law must be the rule and not the exception,” Parly said on Twitter, adding that it “should not be a playground for the ambitions of some.”
Three Rafale fighter jets and a warship equipped with a helicopter will be part of the joint military exercises, she said.
Relations between France and Turkey have soured in recent months over Ankara’s actions in NATO, Libya and the Mediterranean.
Speaking of Lebanon...
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Blast in Beirut- Birth Pangs
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Lebanon: Cue the anti-government protestors (with lots of media coverage) as Macron calls for “reform”
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Hezbollah & Syria CLEARED In Hariri Tribunal- A FACT the Spinnin' Media is ignoring