The message from the US administration over the past week has been loud and clear: the menace from Iran-backed proxy Hezbollah is a spider’s web that spans the globe. At a press conference yesterday in Argentina, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the opportunity to talk of its pernicious …
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Netanyahu says he’s ‘not impressed’ by Hezbollah chief’s threats
After Nasrallah warns Israel against attacking Lebanon and claims Jerusalem afraid, prime minister points out that terror leader rarely emerges from hiding
Read More »Brazil Considers Labeling Hezbollah as Terrorists in Pivot to U.S.
Brazil is considering designating Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, as President Jair Bolsonaro increasingly aligns his government with the U.S. on foreign policy.
Read More »Russia Disappointed by US Missile Testing, Which Aggravates Global Security Situation – Putin
Earlier, after Sunday’s test of a treaty-violating missile at a US test range in California, Russia and China formally requested a UN Security Council meeting to discuss Washington’s plans to test and deploy new medium-range ground-based missiles.
Read More »China vows to impose sanctions on US firms
Mainland enjoys huge military edge despite jet sales, says expert China has vowed to impose sanctions on US firms participating in arms sales to Taiwan after the US State Department announced that the Trump administration had given formal approval for the sale of fighter jets and other military aircraft to …
Read More »India, France May Start Discussion on Purchase of 36 More Rafale Fighter Jet Deal
Prior to departing for a three-nation state visit on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and France have “excellent” bilateral ties and said he hoped the visit would “further promote our long-standing and valued friendship”.
Read More »S. Korea to quit military intel-sharing pact with Japan
We begin with a big announcement from South Korea’s top office South Korean government says it will leave the military intelligence sharing pact with Japan.
Read More »From “compassionate Islamism” to “Turkey first”
Debates about populism often lump Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan together with Donald Trump in the US, Vladimir Putin in Russia, and Viktor Orban in Hungary. All four are kindred spirits who have used the same tactics to gain and hold onto power. They stir up fear, divide societies, fuel …
Read More »Israel’s new front in the fight against Iran
On Aug. 12, an explosion took place inside an ammunition warehouse in the al-Saqr military base in southern Baghdad, triggering hundreds of mortars and rockets to fire off in all directions throughout urban, populated areas. One person was killed and 29 wounded, as munitions and debris scattered as far as …
Read More »There Is No "Status Quo": Drivers of Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a destabilizing element in an already volatile Middle East. The Palestinians are too weak to wrest their independence from Israel. But as long as their right to self-determination is denied, they are likely to engage in regular violence targeting Israel. Absent outside intervention, Israel is powerful …
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