Middle Orient

Executive Summary On August 30, United States forces struck Iranian launchers that were reportedly preparing to deliver naval mines via rocket into the Strait of Hormuz. In response to these strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated against US military sites in Jordan, including Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. The …

Loin d’être un sujet comme un autre, la guerre à Gaza a redéfini la relation de l’écrivain avec le langage et avec lui-même. La guerre n’est jamais un événement passager dans l’histoire de la littérature. C’est un moment décisif qui redéfinit la relation de l’écrivain avec le langage et l’oblige …

Une récente révélation concernant l’utilisation d’un nouveau système de projectiles de pointe lors des premières phases de la guerre contre l’Iran par Washington constitue une violation flagrante de la tradition de la guerre juste que les États-Unis prétendent appliquer. Le missile de frappe de précision (PrSM) est le nom donné …

Syrian presidential adviser Mazloum Abdi said relations between Syria and Turkey, as well as between the Kurdish side and Turkey, should move onto a “normal and constructive” footing, noting that channels of communication and dialogue between the two sides remain open. His remarks came in interviews with Turkish media published …

Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is shifting from a targeted response to threats to a systemic containment of all regional players capable of challenging it. After Iran, Turkey has come into focus. For years, Israel’s wars were presented as responses to threats. But as Gaza, …

Key Takeaways The Iranian Artesh conducted a missile and drone attack targeting US bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates on September 3, likely as part of the regime’s efforts to raise the costs of the US campaign against Iran. The latest Iranian strikes bear some similarity to a …

WASHINGTON—“No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me,” US President Donald Trump posted on social media on Wednesday. But the regime’s failure to agree to a deal, he added, will now result in the United States inflicting “Economic Warfare and …

Key Takeaways:Defense Minister Katz on Aug. 17 ordered an IDF plan (two-week clock) to give Israeli police “civilian enforcement” over West Bank settlers while the army keeps authority over Palestinians—analysts call it another shift from temporary occupation command to permanent civilian institutions.Context cited: Smotrich’s 2023 Settlement Administration, Hillel Roth’s 2024 …

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Key Takeaways:Monday clashes in western Sweida wounded at least 10 Internal Security Forces after two civilian deaths; the Druze-majority province has stayed outside full Damascus control since Assad fell in December 2024.The National Guard under Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri—formed August 2025 after July fighting that UN/NGOs put at ~1,700 dead—runs sectors …