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Two explosions along Iran’s main south-north gas pipeline network on Wednesday were caused by sabotage, the Iranian oil minister told state TV, without naming any suspects. Authorities also denied reports that the incident caused gas cuts to industries and offices in some provinces, state media reported. “This terrorist act of …
Read More »Iran Update, February 13, 2024
Key Takeaways: Southern Gaza Strip: Israel presented a proposal to move displaced Gazans in Rafah to Egyptian-built tent cities in the southwestern Gaza Strip, according to the Wall Street Journal.Negotiations: Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan claimed on February 12 that Egyptian and Qatar mediators believe that the Hamas ceasefire proposal …
Read More »How To React To Iranian Provocations Without Overreacting – OpEd
On January 28, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iranian-backed group, launched a successful and lethal drone attack on Tower 22, an American military outpost in northeast Jordan. Three US service members were killed and 47 more wounded. While Iran-backed groups have been attacking US positions across the Middle East …
Read More »Why Iran is hard to intimidate
US soldiers are a bull’s-eye target for Iranian militias DETERRENCE IS A simple concept: using the threat of force to stop an enemy from doing something. America ought to have no trouble restraining Iran thus. The former has a globe-striding army; the latter relies on warships and fighter jets that …
Read More »Iran Update, February 12, 2024
Key Takeaways: Russia: Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah and the IRGC are training Russian drone operators at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria.Northern Gaza Strip: The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement stated that it reestablished contact with its “combat units” in southwestern Gaza City.Southern Gaza Strip: …
Read More »Iran, Hezbollah Hold Talks In Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Seyed Hassan Nasrallah held a meeting in Beirut on Saturday. The top Iranian diplomat, who arrived in Beirut on Friday evening, held negotiations with Nasrallah on Saturday morning. The meeting was also attended by Iran’s ambassador to Beirut …
Read More »Iran Update, February 10, 2024
Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The Israel Defense Forces published details of a division-sized clearing operation it has been conducting for the past two weeks in western Gaza City.Southern Gaza Strip: The Israel Defense Forces continued to conduct clearing operations in western Khan Younis.Political Negotiations: Unidentified Egyptian officials warned that …
Read More »3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran
Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach. Just hours after Sunday’s deadly drone attack by suspected Iran-backed militants on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan left three U.S. service members dead and more than 30 wounded, a familiar chorus of hawks began calling—once again—for the …
Read More »US plans ‘Goldilocks’ retaliation that will kill Iranians, but not in Iran
US networks report plan for sustained campaign against Iranian oversea assets, citing White House officials The US will seek a “Goldilocks” retaliation against Iran by striking its assets abroad in a campaign calibrated to restore deterrence while mitigating escalation risks, according to military sources and current and former officials. Washington …
Read More »U.S. And Iran-Backed Huthis Engaged In High-Stakes Fight Tehran Wants To Avoid
It is not only missiles that are being lobbed as U.S. and U.K. air strikes aim to stop the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen from targeting ships in a key global trade route — mutual threats of continued attacks are flying around, too. The question is how far each side …
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