Given Ankara’s revisionist (and expansionist) geopolitical stance, it is exceptionally important not to come across as split or divided and to be united in confronting Turkey’s destabilising moves. It will not be easy but it is urgent due to unfavourable developments and the provocative, grandiose celebration that Turkish President Recep …
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Clima, il messaggio dell’acqua
Record di pioggia. Record di morti. Record di danni. La catastrofe che ha colpito il cuore dell’Europa, un’ampia regione tra Germania, Belgio e Francia, macina primati. La conta dei morti e dei dispersi nel solo Paese di Angela Merkel supera quota mille. Ed è chiaro che la campagna elettorale per …
Read More »Senate Republicans introduce a bill to impose sanctions on Iran
Senator Barrasso said that “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and new President Ebrahim Raisi both have atrocious human rights records.” A group of 17 Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Friday that seeks to impose sanctions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi, who was elected president …
Read More »US: Iran ‘deflecting blame’ for not returning to nuclear deal
Washington and Tehran have been engaged in indirect negotiations in Vienna since April to return to the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers reached in 2015. Iran is trying to avoid responsibility for not returning to its nuclear deal with world powers, the US State Department said …
Read More »Gantz denies New Yorker report of pushing US to strike Iran
“We should not push America to fight for us,” the defense minister said. “Iran is a regional and global problem.” Defense Minister Benny Gantz denied a report in The New Yorker on Saturday night, telling Channel 12: “I don’t know of this story and I assume this is not what …
Read More »Has Iran launched a new stealth missile boat?
A new Iranian ship is one of several under construction that will be called the Shahed Soleimani class of stealth ships. Iran has launched one of its new stealthy catamaran “missile corvettes” according to open-source intelligence analyzed by expert H.I. Sutton, who runs the Cover Shores website. He noted that …
Read More »Activists demand recognition for Kurdish, North and East Syria – analysis
This vast area which includes the deserts along the Euphrates as well as the old ISIS capital of Raqqa and also includes Kurdish towns and cities was badly harmed by ISIS and then attacked by Turkey. It is time to recognize the status of the Autonomous Administration of North and …
Read More »What can we expect from Biden and King Abdullah’s first meeting?
The meeting on Monday between President Joe Biden and King Abdullah is the first in a series of meetings with Middle East leaders. President Joe Biden and King Abdullah enjoy a decades-long close relationship, nurtured over many years while Biden was both in the Senate and vice president, says Lucy …
Read More »Abdullah heads to US as Bennett upholds Jewish rights on Temple Mount
The meeting comes a day after Jordan sent an official complaint to Israel for allowing Jews onto the Temple Mount. King Abdullah of Jordan was set to meet with US President Joe Biden on Monday, the day after his government complained about Israel allowing Jews onto the Temple Mount and …
Read More »Exclusive: IDF sees sharp increase in Muslim draft
The IDF has seen a large increase in the number of Muslims drafting to the IDF and a decrease in those finishing their service early. Even in the wake of Operation Guardian of the Walls and the violent rioting in mixed cities and other towns, the IDF presented encouraging statistics …
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