Eurasia Press & News
Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian will travel to New York on Monday to take part in the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations, a spokesman said. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian will leave Tehran for New …
Read More »Biden Doctrine appears in Persian Gulf
The incipient signs of a US retrenchment from Saudi Arabia have appeared in a series of moves in the past 2-3 weeks. On a parallel track, the Biden Administration is factoring in that new Iranian government is returning to the negotiating table at Vienna on nuclear issues. The interconnected maneuverings …
Read More »Iraq’s Kadhimi meets with Iranian president
In meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi acknowledged “deep relations” between the two countries. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi became the first foreign leader to visit Iran under the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi. The visit signals Raisi’s prioritizing of neighboring countries over Western countries. …
Read More »Saudi Arabia seeks low key influence in Afghanistan
Riyadh is looking to expand its relationship with the Taliban, to expand and protect its interests in the region, and counter Iranian influence. In a sign of renewed interest by Saudi Arabia in engaging with the Taliban, the kingdom’s former head of intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal, met with top Taliban …
Read More »Turkish-backed Syrian forces intensify attacks on US-aligned Syrian Kurdish group
The Turkish army and its allied Syrian factions have recently increased attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria. The Turkish army has intensified its attacks against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria over the past few weeks. Turkish airstrikes have targeted for assassination prominent field …
Read More »Turkey’s defense industry suffers setback but future remains promising
The Turkish defense industry saw a significant decline in its revenues last year according to newly released data, but companies in the sector remain optimistic about their growth prospects. Turkey’s defense industry has been a rising star in the country’s economy in recent years, attracting well-established entrepreneurs and novices alike. …
Read More »How 9/11 and the ‘war on terror’ tore the Arab world apart
The seeds of destruction were already planted with prior decades of colonialism propping up corrupt, weak governments. The 9/11 attacks and subsequent U.S.-led “Global War on Terror” have massively degraded life conditions for most people across the Arab region, in almost every dimension of life, society, and governance. The attacks …
Read More »How 9/11 enabled a preconceived vision of an imperial US foreign policy
An obscure Pentagon document from 1992 provided a blueprint for the ‘war on terror.’ When excerpts of the document first appeared in the New York Times in March 1992, it created quite a stir. One influential Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was appalled by its ambition, denouncing it …
Read More »Who do they think they are? Israel tells US to ease off Saudi, Egypt human rights
They need not worry, as the Biden administration is still selling arms to the biggest violators in the Gulf. Israeli officials warned the United States not to hold Saudi Arabia and Egypt accountable for human rights abuses, or else risk driving them into the arms of China, Russia, and Iran. …
Read More »By Letting Saudi Arabia Off the Hook Over 9/11, the US Encouraged Violent Jihadism
Two decades after 9/11, the role of Saudi Arabia in the attack remains in dispute despite unrelenting efforts by the US and Saudi governments to neutralise it as a live political issue. The Saudi Arabia embassy in Washington this week issued a statement detailing its anti-terrorist activities and ongoing hostility …
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