Middle Orient

While Iran has been able to mobilize its region-wide networks and reaffirm its regional importance, the story is more complicated in Lebanon. While few doubt that Iran and Hezbollah knew of Hamas’s intention to attack Israeli towns around Gaza, it remains unclear whether they knew of the timing, or even …

It seemed strange, if not out of context, when Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore”. Feiglin’s comments were made on October 25, less than three weeks following the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Flood operation and the genocidal Israeli war which followed. …

There is a consensus on the right and the left that the only way to deal with Iran is with military force. The conservative Chicken Hawks in the Senate and the House of Representatives believe targeting Iran—and not merely Iranian proxies—is essential. Senator Lindsay Graham (R/SC) wants to “hit them …

Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization. Last week, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong indicated that Canberra may soon resume government funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), …

Latest Developments Lebanon rejected a proposal on February 6 for Hezbollah’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The United States and four European countries are reportedly calling for Hezbollah to retreat several kilometers north as part of a diplomatic effort to defuse tensions at …

On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that its forces had conducted airstrikes earlier that day against over 85 targets of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militias, including command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rocket, missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle storage …

On February 3, 2024, the Houthi-run Yemen War Media Telegram channel posted a 44-minute video depicting a military exercise carried out by units from “reserve and central intervention forces” of the Yemeni armed forces. The video was titled, “Yemen is the Support of Palestine.” The exercise simulated attacks on American, …

Since a Tehran-backed militia in Iraq killed three U.S. soldiers in a drone trike in Jordan, there has been mounting speculation about how Washington might retaliate against Iran. While unnamed U.S. officials speaking to the media have ruled out a direct strike on Iranian territory, they have suggested that Washington …

Les dirigeants du Golfe subiront de nouvelles pressions pour camoufler leur engagement avec Israël tout en composant avec la colère croissante de leurs populations envers Israël et les États-Unis. Des sondages récents et des actions publiques indiquent un regain de popularité de l’Axe de la résistance de l’Asie occidentale parmi …

C’est un jeu de Risk très complexe qui s’est ouvert avec la crise de Gaza. Et qui s’étend maintenant à la mer Rouge et au golfe Persique. Tendant, je dirais inévitablement, à impliquer l’ensemble de notre Méditerranée. Un risque qui voit converger dans cette région spécifique des tensions et des …