Middle Orient

Key Takeaways Iran continued drone and ballistic missile attacks on Gulf states despite President Masoud Pezeshkian’s order to suspend strikes unless attacks on Iran originated from their territory. The combined force has continued to target Basij bases in Tehran to degrade the regime’s ability to maintain domestic control. The Basij …

Israeli-US strikes on Iran and its retaliation against Gulf countries escalated over the weekend, sending oil prices towards $120 a barrel in early trading on Monday, and weighing down on the immediate economic outlook for the region and the world. Brent crude contracts peaked at $119.40 per barrel at around …

La guerre en Iran tourne mal & les services de renseignement américains montent au créneau pour dire : “Ne nous faites pas porter le chapeau, on vous avait prévenus”. Commençons par la grande nouvelle du jour révélée par une fuite des services de renseignement américains au Washington Post… John Hudson …

At the moment when the regime in Iran was shaken, the attention of the world community turned to the Kurds, whose forces are concentrated on the border of the country. The first reports of the invasion of the Kurds опроверглиdenied: “We can’t move if the air is not clean above …

The Internal Security Directorate in Tartous governorate announced the arrest of three individuals accused of planning attacks that authorities described as “terrorist” acts targeting security in the governorate and civilian safety. In a statement published on Saturday, March 7, the directorate said the operation was carried out in cooperation with …

A source within the Ministry of Interior has revealed to Syria TV that a “terrorist plot” targeting the capital, Damascus, has been successfully thwarted. A source within the Ministry of Interior has revealed to Syria TV that a “terrorist plot” targeting the capital, Damascus, has been successfully thwarted. The source …

The Middle East woke up Saturday to a geopolitical earthquake: a U.S.-Israeli strike inside Iran, the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones streaking across the skies of the Gulf. But amid the chaos, one country moved with unusual clarity and speed—Syria. For the …

From the very first hours of this latest regional firestorm, one truth has become unmistakable: no corner of the Middle East lies beyond the reach of Iran’s retaliation. Missiles have struck Syria, Jordan, Iraq, the Gulf states, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Tehran has chosen escalation as strategy—hitting any …

The Trump administration is exploring options to arm Kurdish forces operating near the Iran–Iraq border with the aim of increasing pressure on the Iranian regime. The heavy concentration of Israeli strikes along Iran’s western border with Iraq suggests a deliberate strategy aimed at degrading Tehran’s defensive infrastructure in that region. …

Hezbollah’s entry into the war has generated significant anger within the Lebanese government, which has long tolerated, accommodated, or at times been constrained by the group. If Israeli defenses are already engaged in intercepting longer-range missiles from Iran, shorter-range missiles from Hezbollah could be synced so that the probability of …