Eurasia Press & News
The meteoric rise of the Religious Zionists, a sleight of hand that outdoes master Netanyahu, surprises everyone and delights few. How did this happen, who let it happen, and what can be done after the entrenchment of those who hold a prayer book in one hand and a rifle in …
Read More »Erdoğan: Willing Hostage to Putin’s Anti-West Doctrine
Since Turkey’s economy is undergoing an unprecedented dive, Erdoğan needs European loans and investors. Erdoğan seems to have a lot of wants…. [And] he wants the US Congress to endorse the sale of F-16 Block 70 aircraft to Turkey. What to do? Erdoğan has resorted to his old trick of …
Read More »Iran Is a Geopolitical Challenge for Europe
The Islamic Republic no longer wants to work with Europe, but rather against it. Counterintuitively, the EU should still seek areas for potential cooperation in a hard-nosed, interest-driven way to create an opening into Iranian society. September 16 will mark one year since the death of Mahsa Jina Amini in …
Read More »Iran’s New Patrons
Why China and Russia Are Stepping Up Their Support On assuming power in 1979, Iran’s revolutionaries prided themselves on rejecting the global order. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the country’s first supreme leader, declared that his state would be “neither East nor West.” Khomeini viewed the United States as “the Great Satan”—the …
Read More »US top general talks Syria, NATO with new Turkey counterpart
Gen. Mark Milley’s first announced call with newly appointed Turkish armed forces chief Metin Gurak follows reports that the United States is exploring alternate routes for Ukraine’s grain exports. Washington’s outgoing top general, Mark Milley, spoke by phone Wednesday with his counterpart in Turkey, Metin Gurak, in their first announced …
Read More »Syrian Kurdish commander Kobane acknowledges Arab grievances as tensions ease in Deir Ezzor
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Syrian Kurdish commander Mazlum Kobane discussed the recent clashes in Deir Ezzor between local tribes and Kurdish forces. A rare tribal uprising in eastern Syria against the United States’ top local ally has been successfully suppressed after more than a week of fierce clashes …
Read More »Torrid Times in Eastern Syria
A U.S.-Iran understanding may have calmed tensions, but this was followed by Kurdish-Arab fighting that did precisely the opposite. The summer was hot in northeastern Syria, as has been the transition to autumn. The season began with increased tensions between U.S. forces, which maintain a presence in the northeast, on …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan eggs on Syria’s Arab tribes against US-backed Kurds
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria “poses a threat to its national security.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come out in support of Arab tribes engaged in violent clashes with the United States’ top local ally against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria’s oil-rich eastern …
Read More »Hamas, Hezbollah lash out at Bahrain as Israeli FM concludes visit
Hamas criticized the visit as Israel’s relations with the island kingdom continue to improve, despite historically high tensions with the Palestinians. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen wrapped up a three-day visit to Bahrain on Tuesday, leaving the the Gulf nation with several bilateral agreements and cooperation pledges. The Gaza-based Palestinian …
Read More »Israeli intelligence minister meets Iranian diaspora in London
Israel’s Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel met in London with Iranian exiled activists and journalists, preparing for “the day after” when the Iranian regime weakens. Israel’s Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel met on Wednesday in London with several Iranian activists and journalists in part of a monthslong campaign by the senior Israeli …
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