Middle Orient

Le «front secondaire» de la guerre de Palestine et ses conséquences – La guerre en mer Rouge

La guerre en mer Rouge \ttaque sur une artère du commerce mondial Avec le canal de Suez, la mer Rouge est l’une des plaques tournantes économiques du commerce mondial. Plus de 15% du commerce mondial passe par ce goulet d’étranglement géographique. Le choc a été d’autant plus grand en Occident …

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L’Iran dans le collimateur

Le groupe des Sept (États-Unis, Canada, Grande-Bretagne, Allemagne, France, Italie et Japon), convoqué par Giorgia Meloni car actuellement sous présidence italienne, a «condamné sans équivoque et dans les termes les plus forts l’attaque directe et sans précédents de l’Iran contre Israël». Il a ainsi exprimé sa «pleine solidarité et soutien …

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Iran-Israel Rivalry: Is it Ideology or Realpolitik?

Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory this past week were unprecedented in many ways. Firstly, the direct attacks were a departure from Tehran’s decade-long shadow war, which saw the Shia state use proxies and non-state actors to target Tel Aviv. Secondly, the world witnessed a rare display of …

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Iran-Backed Groups In Lebanon, Iraq, And Yemen Congratulate Iran For Attacking Israel, Deem It A Success Ushering In ‘New Stage’ Leading To Islamic Victory And Israel’s Destruction

On the night of April 14, 2024, Iran launched a barrage of 170 attack drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel, with 99% of them eventually intercepted by air defenses. According to Iran, Lebanese Hizbullah, Yemen’s Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis), and Iran-backed Iraqi militias, also participated …

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In Gaza, we are watching the world’s first AI-assisted genocide

Throughout history, marking people for death with a number or tattoo has become a trait of oppressive regimes. It is a process of bureaucratic dehumanisation and humiliation, as well as ruthless efficiency. And now it’s happening to Palestinians. Palestinians in Gaza are given an AI-generated score of 1-100, based on …

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Ten dead as Israeli forces raid Nur Shams camp in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have raided Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank for a second day, killing ten people, including a teenager, in clashes with local militia fighters. The Israeli assault has caused unprecedented destruction to the camp. Dozens of people have been injured and arrested in the large-scale …

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U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial

On March 25, 2024, as Iranians celebrated Nowruz (Persian New Year), the black market rate of the Iranian rial plunged to a record low. Despite sanctions relief and infusions of cash, the Islamic Republic’s corruption, mismanagement, and the distortive effect of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps make the currency’s continued …

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Iran Says It Will Reconsider Nuclear Policies If Israel Threatens Nuclear Facilities

Commander of the IRGC’s Nuclear Facilities Protection and Security Command Brigadier General Ahmad Haqtalab warned of potential revisions to Iran’s nuclear policies if Israel continues to threaten attacks on its nuclear sites. “If Israel attempts to use the threat of attacking nuclear facilities to put pressure on Iran, a revision …

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Toward a Jihadist Caliphate

Not only are Jews under threat, but Christians and all “unbelievers” in the radical jihadist agenda as well. Although an “ostrich” mentality towards these genocidal objectives prevails among Western decision-makers, the reality is quite different: The driving ideology behind Hamas’s murderous intent is exemplified by the “Doomsday Clock” located in …

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A Bad Week for Hamas Sponsors and Apologists

On the menu today: Israel tells President Biden it’s not interested in just “taking the win” and launches an airstrike against an Iranian air base; Hamas proves itself the intractable obstacle to a cease-fire again; mainstream American institutions finally get tired of putting up with the tantrum-throwing Hamas apologists; a …

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