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To curb Iran’s influence, Washington and Tel Aviv are preventing alleviation of Lebanon’s economic crisis

By Robert Inlakesh | RT | November 16, 2022 Despite the recent signing of a historic maritime border agreement between Tel Aviv and Beirut, tensions continue to remain high, with both Israel and the United States attempting to force Lebanon into compliance with their regional agenda. Although Israeli and Lebanese leaders signed letters of intent earlier this […]

US Siege Persists: Lebanon Prevented from Importing Iran’s Fuel Donation

Al-Manar | November 9, 2022 After several months of vagueness, the US administration announced clearly that sanctions will be imposed on Lebanon if it approves the Iranian fuel donation, according to a report posted by Al-Akhbar daily. The Lebanese newspaper mentioned that the remarks made by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, […]

Lebanon Signs Maritime Border Agreement With Israel, Provocation Until The End

Lebanon and Israel have concluded a maritime-border demarcation agreement, granting Lebanon the right to explore and extract natural gas from the Qana field prospect to its coast. The agreement may have averted not only a Lebanon-Israel war, but also tells us a lot about the strategic thinking of Lebanese Hezbollah and how it achieved granting Read More...

Israel escalates continual airstrikes in Syria

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes across Syria for many years, and the latest was on October 24 in a rare daytime attack in Damascus.  Israel views Iran as their chief national security threat.  Iran supports the resistance movement against the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and Hezbollah, the […]

Lebanon and Israel reach gas deal, but will it hold? Interview with Abbas Zalzali

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   Lebanon and Israel have reached a deal concerning their maritime border dispute in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea.  Israel’s current leader, Yarir Lapid, wants to get the Knesset’s approval before Israel’s elections on November 1, but there’s no guarantee that it will happen before then. The long-term life of […]

Israel’s Strikes On Syria Signal It Is Preparing For Possible War With Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes against Syria’s Aleppo International Airport may have shown us that Tel Aviv has been planning an offensive against Lebanon, striking Syrian airports in order to stop the supply-chain of aid to the Lebanese armed movement, Hezbollah. On August 31, Israeli airstrikes were launched once again against sites throughout Syria, this time hitting highways Read More...

Israel To Replace Russia Gas For The EU — But At What Cost?

As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst Read More...

Syrie : SitRep 127 avec Ayssar Midani (20 juillet 2022)

Syrie : SitRep 127 avec Ayssar Midani (20 juillet 2022). Au programme : – Tournée de Biden au Proche-Orient – Sommet Russie / Turquie / Iran à Téhéran – Les USA et Israël réunissent 30 pays pour tenter de les convaincre de lutter contre le Hezbollah – L’Armée Arabe Syrienne se déploie le long de la frontière turque, dans le […]

Lebanese Hezbollah Tests Israel With Three Drones In Disputed Area

Last week Israel’s military announced that it had shot down three drones operated by Lebanese Hezbollah, whilst they headed towards the disputed Karish field area off the coast of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah announced that its message had been received and mission completed, after having previously threatened to strike the oil and gas facilities. The Israel-Lebanon Read More...

Will Netanyahu return to lead Israel again?

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel is heading toward its fifth election in less than four years, as the Bennett-Lapid consensus ends in the Knesset. Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett’s Yamina Party was weakened by significant defections recently between Bennett’s right-wing allies and Arab members of the coalition, which rendered the to a government a […]