Izadi (circled) in a meeting with a Hamas delegation during a visit to Tehran. At the right is the late Isma’il Haniyeh, at the time head of Hamas’ political bureau, and second from the left is Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces (DefaPress, March 30, 2024) …
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Israel’s military campaign against Iran has exposed the chasm between China’s great power rhetoric and its ability to meaningfully shape events in the Middle East. To be sure, Beijing backs Tehran as its biggest buyer of sanctioned crude oil, and both describe their relationship as a “comprehensive strategic partnership.” Yet …
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Latest Developments Nuclear-Related Facilities Destroyed: The IDF reported striking Iran’s SPND headquarters in Tehran for a second time this week in addition to sites related to Iran’s production of ballistic missiles and internal security. The SPND, established by the architect of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in 2011, oversees …
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Hezbollah was supposed to be Tehran’s insurance policy if Israel contemplated attacking Iran — the group’s massive arsenal either deterring the Israelis or, failing that, acting as the Islamic Republic’s first line of response. But so far, even after the intense bombardment of Iranian targets as part of Operation Rising …
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Latest Developments Arak (Khondab) Nuclear Reactor Struck: The IDF bombed Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor amid a wave of fresh strikes on Iran that also targeted a site used to develop nuclear weapons near Natanz and dozens of military sites. The IDF stated that it targeted the Arak reactor’s “core …
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Alors que les frappes aériennes israéliennes et les missiles iraniens sillonnent le ciel du Moyen-Orient, l’Irak se retrouve pris en étau au milieu du champ de bataille diplomatique et militaire. Ce pays, encore fragile après des décennies de conflits, est géographiquement et stratégiquement exposé à cette confrontation entre deux puissances …
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Des avions-cargos militaires russes et chinois transportent du «matériel de soutien» vers l’Iran : des systèmes d’armement, des défenses aériennes, des missiles, etc. Pour la première fois dans l’histoire, un avion-cargo militaire chinois a atterri en Iran, vraisemblablement pour décharger du «matériel de soutien» chinois. Un avion-cargo Airbus A330-243F (photo …
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While there are many unknowns about what might happen next in the Middle East, Israeli strikes on Iranian targets today reinforce several trends. First, it again highlights the depth of Israeli intelligence infiltration in Iran through a joint military-intelligence operation, with Israeli jets dominating the skies and Mossad agents setting …
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Since Bashar Al-Assad’s regime fell in late 2024, constant Israeli airstrikes have targeted Syria’s military infrastructure in locations across the war-torn country. Israeli forces have also advanced into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as well as into adjacent regions, including the summit of …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Monday that Israel’s campaign against Iran was “changing the face of the Middle East”, as the two countries traded heavy strikes for a fourth day. The remarks came hours after a dramatic Israeli attack on an Iranian state TV building that forced a …
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