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Libya’s new unity government has had warm relations with Greece so far, but there are remaining issues on energy drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean that also involve Turkey and Egypt. Libya and Greece have agreed to resume talks on their disputed sea border. The chair of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammed …
Read More »Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks amid enrichment, Natanz attack
“We will have to see how in the coming days we address these violations with the will to press ahead in the talks.” Iran and global powers resumed talks on Thursday to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal in an effort potentially complicated by Tehran’s decision to ramp up uranium enrichment …
Read More »Iranian official admits Israel swiped nuclear archive
Iran needs to revamp its security, says the secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council who reports directly to the supreme leader. An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel stole the country’s nuclear archive, in what appears to be the first public admission of the 2018 Mossad …
Read More »Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale’s Statement at Baabda Palace
Good morning and Ramadan Kareem. I came to Lebanon at the request of Secretary Blinken to underscore the Biden Administration’s continued commitment to the Lebanese people and our shared desire for stability and prosperity in Lebanon. Over the past three days, I have met with many Lebanese leaders to discuss …
Read More »Saudi university catches fire near Yemen border in attack
A Saudi university near the country’s border with Yemen caught fire early Thursday after the kingdom’s air defenses intercepted a barrage of ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drones. The interception scattered debris on Jizan University’s campus, which caused a fire that has been contained, the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen …
Read More »Car bomb kills four in Baghdad
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which police say also destroyed five cars and wounded 17 people. At least four people are dead and another 17 injured from a car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City on Thursday, Iraqi police said. Citing police sources, Reuters reports the car was …
Read More »Iran not backing down in Middle East, US intel report says
The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign did not stop Tehran’s ambitions in the region, ODNI report suggests. Iran’s government is likely to continue to challenge Washington’s influence in the Middle East and pursue espionage within the United States in the coming years, according to an intelligence report newly released by …
Read More »Russian FM’s visit to Egypt helps counter Erdogan’s regional moves
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Cairo is seen as a further cementing of increasing Russian-Egyptian ties and as a counterpoint to the Ukrainian president’s visit to Turkey. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a visit to …
Read More »US, Turkish forces in Iraq targeted in separate attacks
A Turkish soldier was killed northeast of Mosul shortly after NATO and US officials announced they will withdraw from Afghanistan this year. Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region was hit by at least one explosion Wednesday night, Iraqi and US officials said.
Read More »Ankara in risky geopolitical gamble in Black Sea
Fiddling with the delicate balance of power in the Black Sea might leave Turkey in a worse squeeze between Russia and the United States. Is Turkey on course to abandon its traditional balancing act between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea region? Ankara’s posture in the Ukraine-Russia standoff, coupled …
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