Middle Orient

Le 18 novembre 2023, j’avais titré un article «Un génocide à Gaza?»1 alors que ce terme n’était pas encore utilisé dans les médias pour qualifier la guerre dite Israël Hamas suite à l’attaque du Hamas du 7 octobre 2023. Ce génocide des Palestiniens de la bande de Gaza par les …

The US President Donald Trump hints at plans to expand the Abraham Accords as an exit strategy from the Iran war, along with announcing the end of the US naval blockade of Iran. This move could shift regional security to Israel, making the US less responsible. A Diplomatic Exit Strategy …

The confrontation is not with the Iranian people, heirs to a great civilization and among the first victims of the regime that rules over them. The confrontation is with the Iranian regime: the Revolutionary Guards, the militias, hostage diplomacy, ballistic missiles, nuclear ambitions, and the systematic destabilization of Arab states …

Key Takeaways US President Donald Trump has requested several amendments to the draft US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) as the United States and Iran remain at odds over key issues. Officials said that Trump specifically requested amendments to the draft’s text about how and when the United States would secure …

Israel has escalated pressure on Hamas and Hezbollah by moving deeper into both Gaza and Lebanon and killing two successive leaders of Hamas’ military wing. Israeli leaders view the combat as increasing their leverage before finalization of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement that reportedly will require Israel to halt its operations …

As Trump weighs peace deal, Iranians face inflation and unemployment from sanctions and a U.S. blockade. The U.S. and Iran are in the midst of intense negotiations over a Memorandum of Understanding that could end the current war, while lifting the blockade on Iran and gradually resuming global maritime access …

Although disarming the group is still crucial, negotiators need to realize that they will never really break Hezbollah’s hold on Lebanon so long as it retains Iranian support and key political allies and government posts in Beirut. With Israeli and Lebanese negotiators scheduled to meet again starting next week, they …

Selon des informations en hébreu, la frappe sur Beyrouth a été validée par Washington qui autorise Israël à mener des raids aériens “ciblés”. La dernière frappe sur Beyrouth remonte à début mai. Les forces d’occupation ne parviennent toujours pas à s’implanter dans la ville stratégique de Zawtar al-Sharqiya, au sud …

Analysis: Long empowered by Tehran with advanced drone capabilities, Iraqi militias are creating a dilemma for Baghdad as regional pressure grows Even after a ceasefire officially halted the US-Israel war with Iran on 8 April, the Gulf states have endured drone attacks originating from Iraq. Furthermore, there are growing indications …

With few war goals achieved in Gaza, targeted killings change little strategically but send a political message to the Israeli public ahead of elections After years of pursuit, Israel killed the commander of Hamas’s armed wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in Gaza last week. Describing him as a key architect of …