Middle Orient

In late August 2026, a series of high-level diplomatic and intelligence engagements unfolded between Syria and Israel after a sharp military escalation in northwestern Syria. On August 18, the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib province. As regional tensions rose, Syrian Foreign …

The Donald Trump administration, acting with the peremptoriness of a capricious landlord, has carried to its logical conclusion a policy that many analysts are already calling “imperial suicide.” The endless saga of U.S. Middle East policy appears to have reached its climax in the form of the most absurd farce. …

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Key Takeaways Key Takeaways The Iranian officials currently dominating regime decision-making appear to retain their anti-concessions stance vis-à-vis the United States despite compounding US economic pressure and a worsening domestic fuel crisis. Western media has recently reported long lines at gas stations and gas station closures as a result of …

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, should not be viewed merely as another military arrangement in an already fragmented Middle Eastern security environment. Its significance lies less in the immediate military capabilities of the three signatories than in the model …

L’isolationnisme chaotique de Donald Trump pousse la Mecque à enterrer l’Amérique. De l’Afrique au théâtre caraïbéen, l’effacement américain laisse le champ libre aux nouvelles coalitions eurasiennes, consacrant l’humiliation de Washington. Alors même que l’Iran annonce au monde entier sa victoire face aux États-Unis et serait en train de préparer sa …

Selon la chaîne américaine NBC News, citant quatre sources, les attaques iraniennes ont endommagé des sites de renseignement et des équipements de surveillance américains dans la région. Les sources précisent que l’ampleur des dégâts dépasse toutes les destructions subies jusqu’ici par les agences de renseignement américaines.

Tehran believes its path to victory is not necessarily through defeating the United States militarily, but through managing the confrontation until President Donald Trump’s term ends in January 2029. For the remaining time of Trump’s presidency, the regime plans to play a familiar game of opening and closing the waterway, …

Les relations entre Israël et la Turquie demeurent extrêmement tendues. Après l’Iran, la Turquie sunnite devient, de fait, le principal adversaire géopolitique de l’État hébreu au Moyen-Orient.Les frappes en Syrie comme signal à Ankara Dans la nuit du 18 août, l’armée de l’air israélienne a mené une opération audacieuse en …

The US wants to isolate Iran from the global economy. Here is who Tehran trades with, and how much is at stake. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled a new wave of sanctions on Iran, branded “Operation Economic Outcast”, designating close to 60 entities, individuals and vessels and …