Eurasia Press & News
Key points This brief explores the advantages and drawbacks of various U.S. policy responses to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Ansar Allah—the Shia Islamist group commonly known as the Houthi Movement. The Houthis emerged from the Yemen Civil War as the de facto government in northern …
Read More »Iran Promises to Revenge the Killed of 5 Advisers in Syria
Five military advisers serving for the IRGC mission in Syria were martyred along with several Syrian forces in an Israeli attack on a three-story residential building in the Mezza neighbourhood of Damascus. Iran condemned in the strongest terms the killing of five military advisers of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps …
Read More »Qatari Ambassador To U.S. Was Allegedly Involved In Bribing A French Minister, Spying On U.S. Lawmakers
MEMRI recently exposed two cases of alleged Qatari involvement in illegal activities in the U.S. and France. A. Alleged Bribing Of A French Minister According to leaked government documents obtained by Project Raven, Qatari Ambassador to the U.S. Mashal bin Hamad Aal Thani, who was at that time Qatari Ambassador …
Read More »Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., January 22, 2024)
The southern arena: Over the past day, IDF forces fighting in the Gaza Strip focused on the Khan Yunis area, where they expanded their activities in the west and south of the city. Reportedly, Egypt and Qatar are trying to push Israel and Hamas into joining a diplomatic process that …
Read More »Mapping the leaders of the demonstrations supporting Hamas in eastern European Union countries since the outbreak of Operation Iron Swords
Since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attack and massacre, and the beginning of the IDF’sOperation Iron Swords, pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrations have been held in manyEuropean Union (EU) countries, including countries in the east. The demonstrators call for aceasefire and the end of the local government’s support for Israel, and chant …
Read More »Russia, Iran and the Red Sea
Interview with Hai Phong Haifog: I’m glad to have you here because there’s a lot of economic novelties. But your specialty is to highlight, and this channel is trying to highlight, the relationship between geopolitics and the economy, such as Radhika [Desai, and Ben Norton, and other great journalists have …
Read More »Responses In Arab Press To Houthi Threat In Red Sea: Criticism Of U.S. Policy Alongside Fear Of Houthi, Iranian Response
In December 2023, the Houthis Ansar Allah movement, Iran’s proxy in Yemen, escalated its attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb. The Houthis have been attacking commercial vessels that they claim are connected to Israel or are bound for that country, with the stated aim of aiding the …
Read More »The Qatar point of view
In many ways, Qatar is completely misunderstood. No wonder – Qatar plays in the playgrounds of the empires, while in itself it is hardly more than a gas-providing emirate. Qatar hosts world sports events like F1, football world cup and intends to hosts the Olympic games, yet has less sports …
Read More »Syria And US Policy – Analysis
Since 2011, conflict between the government of Syrian President Bashar al Asad and opposition forces seeking his removal has displaced roughly half of the country’s population and killed over half a million people. Five countries operate in or maintain military forces in Syria: Russia, Turkey (Türkiye), Iran, Israel, and the …
Read More »Iran And Israel: The Dynamics Of The Conflict Between Sworn Enemies – Analysis
The history of relations between two key countries of the Middle East, Iran and Israel, is longer than seven decades. The dynamics of the relationship is intriguing and shows how in a very short period of time bilateral relations can transform from reserved, cordial to extremely hostile. Iranian-Israeli relations are …
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