Les États-Unis et l’Europe donnent le feu vert à Netanyahou pour le nettoyage ethnique. Ce fut une nouvelle semaine passionnante dans un monde en guerre où le mot «diplomatie» n’a plus aucun sens et serait probablement défini par la responsable américaine de la sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, comme une doctrine …
Read More »Le «Dôme d’or» de Washington : au mieux un vol de plusieurs milliards de dollars d’impôts, au pire une provocation dangereuse – Réseau International
Le président américain Donald Trump a annoncé que son administration avait choisi l’architecture du système de défense antimissile «Dôme d’or» proposé, affirmant qu’il coûterait 175 milliards de dollars et serait opérationnel en «moins de trois ans» avec un «taux de réussite proche de 100%». Lors de l’annonce faite par le …
Read More »Araqchi Says Iran Not in A Hurry To Strike A Deal With US
Although no effort is spared to have the sanctions on Iran lifted, the Foreign Ministry will not sacrifice the rights of Iranians, including the right to enrichment, for an immediate agreement on the nuclear program, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. Speaking to ICANA on Sunday, Araqchi described the negotiations on …
Read More »Why Fury Over Israeli Actions In Gaza And West Bank May Lead To EU Sanctions – Analysis
Watching the widely circulated footage of Israeli soldiers firing “warning shots” in the direction of a delegation of foreign diplomats visiting a refugee camp in the Palestinian city of Jenin on Wednesday, it was hard to resist the conclusion that the Israeli military had lost its collective mind. Luckily, no …
Read More »Iran Update, May 23, 2025
Iran may try to secure an interim nuclear deal before negotiating a comprehensive nuclear agreement to delay or prevent a US or Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and the imposition of snapback sanctions by the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany), as CTP-ISW previously assessed.[1] The Wall Street …
Read More »Syria’s Sharaa Administration Grapples with Foreign Fighters Amidst ISIS Resurgence Concerns – The Syrian Observer
The issue of foreign fighters in Syria has resurfaced prominently following a recent meeting in Riyadh between U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, brokered by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. During the meeting, Trump reportedly presented President Sharaa with five key conditions, notably demanding the repatriation …
Read More »Surprise Visit: Turkish Intelligence Chief Meets President Sharaa in Damascus Amid Shifting Alliances – The Syrian Observer
Turkey’s message to Damascus is clear: it supports Syrian reunification, so long as Kurdish military autonomy is eliminated, al-Hal writes. In an unannounced and diplomatically charged visit, Turkish Intelligence Chief İbrahim Kalın arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, marking a significant development in Ankara’s evolving approach to Syria. The visit—confirmed by …
Read More »Erdoğan: Dismantling the PKK Includes Syria, and Damascus Must Focus on Implementing Its Agreement with the SDF – The Syrian Observer
Erdoğan explained, in statements made aboard his plane during his return from a visit to Hungary, that lifting sanctions on Syria “demonstrates how constructive Turkish diplomacy yields results.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan affirmed that lifting sanctions on Syria is a “critically important step” to achieve stability in the region. …
Read More »Is “Balkanization” Back In The Cards For Syria?
The situation remains very combustible and could easily explode at the slightest spark. Russia and the US rarely agree on much, but their top diplomats just sounded the alarm about Syria, which should convince objective observers that there’s credence to their warnings. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “The situation …
Read More »How Israel could get bogged down in its war against the Houthis
A few hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal with the Houthis in early May, Mohammed Abdulsalam, the chief Houthi negotiator, said that “the agreement doesn’t include Israel in any way, shape or form”. The US deal, brokered by Oman, which is also mediating US-Iran nuclear talks, …
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