Washington has identified a critical financial facilitator for Daesh based in Turkey in a move to unsettle the remaining global financial networks of the terrorist group.
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Iran And Israel Spar Over Cyber Warfare
There is a whole lot of churning going on in Iran, which has been at loggerheads with US, for around more than five-decades, as it traces its modern tussle with US to the way Muhammed Musaddiq government was over thrown by US in 1953 1, which later was followed by …
Read More »Iran-China deal raises more questions than answers
China has become the new polarizing factor in Iranian politics. The latest issue is the 25-year deal between Iran and China, which, according to Abbas Milani of Stanford University, will make Iran a “colony” of China — a treaty even worse than the 1872 Reuter Concession, which gave a British …
Read More »Are Turkey and Russia bracing for conflict in the South Caucasus?
On July 12, the Armenian and the Azerbaijani armed forces started a border skirmish. Fighting went on for several days, leaving at least 16 dead in its wake. Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities have been trading accusations ever since, rallying their respective publics behind the flag. Remarkably enough, the two sides …
Read More »We Need a Better China Policy in the Middle East
With allies and direct lines to Beijing, Washington must do more to keep China’s presence in the region from becoming a threat.
Read More »IDF troops did not kill Hezbollah operatives in order to reduce tensions
Military has footage of failed attack ‘from numerous angles,’ will likely release in coming days
Read More »Turkey launches new anti-terror operation in east
With 1,006 personnel, Turkey has launched a new anti-terror operation in its eastern Tunceli province, the country’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Rouhani slams US ‘aerial terrorism’ after Iran plane interception
The US interception of an Iranian civilian aircraft over Syrian skies has set off yet another escalatory episode in the rivalry between Tehran and Washington over influence in the Middle East.
Read More »German far-right buys land for military training
Right-wing extremists are moving into property to set up bases for their activities and anchor themselves in local communities, German intelligence services have warned.
Read More »Terror accused Hisham Muhammad 'was planning lone-wolf attack'
An alleged supporter of the Islamic State group planned a “lone-wolf” drone attack, possibly targeting the British Army or police, a court has heard.
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