Eurasia Press & News
Iran’s Chief of Police threatened Iranians who called for a boycott of the presidential elections. In a meeting with religious singers or “Maddahs”, Hossein Ashtari threatened “election norm breakers” and “those who encourage people not to vote” and said they would be dealt with. “The (Supreme) Leader of the revolution …
Read More »Deadly Competition: The Iron Dome and the Gazan rocket race
The entire world had a front-row seat to the competition, but greater commentary is needed to explain how the race works. The competition between rockets and the Iron Dome reached a new level of prominence during the recent Gaza Guardian of the Walls operation. Viral videos circulated on social media …
Read More »Iran praises Hamas for missile barrages, commemorates key missile maker
Although Hejazi reportedly died of a heart condition, IRGC Quds Force head praises him as “martyr” who helped develop missile tech against Israel. Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members, led by Quds Force leader Esmail Ghaani, commemorated the Iranian precision-guided missile expert Mohammad Hossein-Zadeh Hejazi over the weekend while …
Read More »Hamas parades drones and missiles, showing ‘achievements’
The terrorist group governing the Gaza Strip has been showing off its arsenal of weaponry to show its strength against Israel Hamas held a series of military parades in the Gaza Strip on Friday, displaying its arsenal of missiles and drones in an attempt to weave a story of victory …
Read More »Gaza-Israel Conflict Exposes Weaknesses in Arab Strategy
The strategic weaknesses of several Arab states were exposed by the recent fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. Arab states were unable to prevent the conflict or contain further escalation, despite supposed leverage from recent agreements with Israel. Qatari diplomacy reportedly played a significant role in bringing about the cease-fire, …
Read More »UN Human Rights Council to probe Israel-Gaza conflict as potential ‘war crimes’
The U.N. Human Right Council has passed a resolution aimed to intensify scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, after the U.N. rights chief said Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in their war with Hamas. The 11-day conflict killed at least 248 in Gaza, including 66 children and 39 …
Read More »Egypt seeks long-term deal between Israel, Hamas
Egypt, which brokered last week’s cease-fire that ended hostilities and between Israel and Hamas and also hosted Palestinian reconciliation talks earlier this year, hopes it can help put in place a long-term truce. Egypt is working to broker an additional agreement between Israel and Hamas following the recent fighting. Israeli …
Read More »Arrest of an Iraqi PMU commander puts militias on notice
Amid protests demanding justice after a series of assassinations, Iraqi security forces have arrested the commander of one prominent militant faction. A day after a major protest demanding greater accountability in Iraq, especially as concerns the unsolved murders of several activists, the commander of a faction affiliated with the Popular …
Read More »Why EU falls behind US on Palestine-Israel issue
The EU has long played an active role in seeking an end to Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. Why has it lost this role? The European Union was once viewed as an important and credible actor in the Middle East, even a potential counterweight to the United States. No longer. During the recent …
Read More »Israel fears Hamas, Hezbollah coordinating attacks
The IDF worries about the simultaneous speeches this week of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Gaza commander Yahya Sinwar, as both groups could launch simultaneous and coordinated attacks against Israel Israeli media described the two-hour address delivered May 25 by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah as the “coughing speech.” Right …
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