Tensions escalate between Israel and Iran as both sides experience hacking attacks, whilst Tehran blames Israeli Mossad for killing two Iranians with a roadside bomb in Damascus. Last Wednesday a twin-bomb attack was carried out in occupied Jerusalem, killing one Israeli and injuring at least 14 others. The attack brought back memories of the early Read More...
Conflict between Ankara and Washington over Syria will likely see the two drift apart, with Turkiye aligning more closely with Eurasian powers. By MK Bhadrakumar | The Cradle | November 28, 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator “It’s the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their soldiers next to terrorists,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan was directly referring to the US and their support of […]
Eric Zuesse Here is why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was actually legal under international law: No one maintains that U.S. President John F. Kennedy lacked international legal authorization to invade the Soviet Union if the Soviet Union were to place American nuclear-warheaded missiles in Cuba 1,131 miles from Washington DC. Everyone […]
RT | November 22, 2022 Tehran has for the first time started enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at the Fordow facility, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Such a move would be seen as a response to a critical resolution adopted by the UN’s nuclear watchdog last week. Iran is already enriching uranium at Natanz, […]
By Alastair Crooke | Strategic Culture Foundation | November 21, 2022 How the world appears all depends on whether your gaze is firmly focussed on the hub of the wheel, or alternatively, were you to watch the wheel’s rotation around the hub – and the bearing it follows – you would see the world differently. Looked at […]
After firing a series of strikes against Kurdish armed groups in both Syria and Iraq, Turkish President, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has threatened a ground invasion into north-eastern Syria. The strikes have been painted as a response to a terrorist attack in central Istanbul, but what else factors into this decision? On Sunday, the Turkish military Read More...
Press TV – November 21, 2022 Iran has banned the imports of French cars until France’s automobile manufacturers, namely Renault, Peugeot and Citroen, compensate the damage caused by leaving the Islamic Republic. The withdrawal imposed a lot of costs on Iran’s automobile and parts manufacturing industry and left many investments in ruins after the US […]
Syrie : SitRep 134 avec Ayssar Midani (18 novembre 2022). Au programme : – Attentats en Turquie et en Iran – Sommets internationaux (G20, COP27…) – Élections de mi-mandat aux USA – Fin de présidence pour Michel Aoun au Liban, retour aux pouvoir de Netanyahou en Israël – Kherson : la Russie opère un « repli stratégique » Sources : Turquie : […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey are neighbors in an increasingly unstable Middle East, in which Saudi Arabia plays a key role. The US has meddled in the Middle East for decades and is responsible for the destruction of several countries who have not recovered from failed American policies. […]
