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Israel has renewed its insistence on keeping its forces in areas it controls inside Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, despite reports of US pressure for their withdrawal. The position comes as indirect negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv have remained stalled for months, with no progress over the Israeli …

The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, July 16, that it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of advanced weapons across the Syrian-Iraqi border. It said preliminary investigations showed that the shipment was intended to pass through Syrian territory toward Lebanon for the benefit of the Lebanese …

The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry announced on Wednesday, July 15, the signing of a cooperation memorandum between the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce and the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture during Syrian-Lebanese economic meetings in Damascus. The meetings aimed to strengthen trade, …

Tensions escalate as the US president threatens to destroy Iran’s fortified nuclear site in the south of Tehran. As the attacks between the United States and Iran are escalating and heading towards an unprecedented and unpredictable stage, US President Donald Trump made new threats to attack and destroy Iran’s nuclear …

The July 7–8 NATO Summit in Türkiye was supposed to demonstrate the unity of all 32 members of the alliance. However, it yet again evidenced the schism between Washington and the rest of the bloc. On the eve of the meeting in Ankara, Trump repeatedly stated that Europe is turning …

Key Takeaways Iran has attacked at least three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, which indicates that Iran retains the ability and willingness to attack commercial shipping despite recent US strikes on Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 13 that it conducted …

Téhéran ferme le détroit d’Ormuz à coups de missiles en réponse à l’ultimatum américain… et le commandement de l’armée libanaise coupe les lignes de communication avec la Résistance. L’ultimatum américain de 24 heures exigeant une déclaration iranienne garantissant la liberté de navigation s’est effondré. Washington a reçu sa réponse sous …

Yemen’s Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi ​Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between ‌the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group. Saudi Arabia intercepted missiles “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the southern region,” the …

Landlocked Kazakhstan is seeking port access, and Astana is banking on Iran to provide it. On July 8, Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build a logistics and transport terminal at Iran’s largest seaport and sanctions evasion hub, Shahid Rajee Port in Bandar Abbas. Under the terms of the 27-year Build-Operate-Transfer …