Middle Orient

The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. CTP-ISW publishes the Iran Update every weekday. Click here …

Iran is unlikely to accept zero uranium enrichment and full dismantlement of its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on April 16 that uranium enrichment is a “real and undeniable right” and “not subject to negotiation.”[i] Araghchi stated that “contradictory” US positions do not help the negotiations …

The nuclear negotiations with Iran today are different from those of 2015. The talks with the Obama administration were limited to the uranium enrichment reduction in return for removal of sanctions. Today, Palestine is on the table. This creates an opportunity for the Gulf states and Iran to join hands …

«Loin de ne concerner que le peuple palestinien, l’avenir de notre monde se joue en partie importante en Palestine … (car) l’hégémonie occidentale est confrontée à une série de résistances qui menacent la poursuite de son pillage du monde sur lequel est bâti son modèle économique». ~ Saïd Bouamama Impressionnant …

Depuis des décennies, Washington assure la domination militaire d’Israël en affaiblissant systématiquement les armées arabes. Le Liban est l’exemple le plus récent et le plus frappant de cette doctrine en pratique. Les États-Unis ne se contentent pas de soutenir Israël, ils garantissent la suprématie de l’État d’occupation sur toute la …

Foreword I am delighted to write the foreword for this remarkable and important report by my friend and colleague Ari Heistein. Ari has drafted or co-written a series of high-impact papers about the de facto Houthi regime that occupies Sanaa and a large part of Yemen, including most of the …

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Since the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza on March 18, the embattled population has weathered renewed attacks on civilian populations and a massacre of humanitarian workers. In between the atrocities, Eid al-Fitr, the holy celebration at the end of Ramadan, brought mourning rather than festivities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres …

Krak des Chevaliers was built in 1142 and has witnessed one conflict after the next. Standing proudly in the sun on a high ridge in western Syria is the best-preserved crusader castle in the world. Built almost a millennium ago, Krak des Chevaliers sits on what was once known as …

The reverberations from Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary continue to be felt, with Orban’s move to leave the ICC drawing criticism from across Europe. The country’s Jewish community has also been left divided on the ever-closer alliance between the two leaders. Hungary’s decision to leave the jurisdiction of the International Criminal …