Middle Orient

The U.S. military Thursday struck facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in eastern Syria, a decision the Pentagon said President Joe Biden authorized in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq. “Specifically, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of …

Steinitz, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urged US President Joe Biden to put “enormous pressure” on Iran to change its behavior and dismantle its nuclear program. Any new nuclear deal between the West and Iran should be “dramatically improved” from the previous agreement, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval …

A mysterious Twitter user who often reports Iranian-backed threats and attacks before they happen wrote on February 21 that 107mm rockets might be used against the base. Just over a year after Iran launched ballistic missiles against the massive American al-Asad air base in Iraq, a dozen rockets were reportedly …

Europe is pushing for an IAEA resolution on Iran, despite Russia and Iranian warnings. Iran won’t meet with the US or Europeans unless sanctions are lifted by Washington. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani boasted on Wednesday that Iran’s “economy and centrifuges are spinning faster.”

Within the framework of Washington’s investment in terrorism and for prolonging the aggressive war being waged on Syria, the US occupation forces have transported 25 Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists from Iraq to Syria. According to local sources, 25 ISIS terrorists entered from the Iraqi territories on Feb. 28, 2021, to …

The Bashar al-Assad regime intends to impose a settlement agreement in Daraa al-Balad, similar to the agreement concluded in the town of Tafas, in the western countryside, which was implemented about a month ago. Informed sources from Daraa told Alsouria Net on Monday that the agreement, which the Daraa al-Balad …

The Palestine Liberation Army militia, which supports the regime forces in their battles against the Syrians, announced a reduction in the salaries of its members in Syria under the pretext of a decrease in the readiness rate and thus a decrease in the readiness allowance. A source in the Action …

Two senior Houthi militia leaders have been sanctioned by the US over their involvement in terror strikes against Yemeni civilians as well as attacks on Saudi Arabia and commercial shipping in international waters. Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Ahmad Ali Ahsan Al-Hamzi, both key figures in the Iran-backed Ansarallah terrorist organization, were …

Reporters without Borders (RSF) has filed a criminal complaint with the German Public Prosecutor General targeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials responsible for crimes against humanity. The complaint reveals the widespread and systematic nature of the persecution of journalists in Saudi Arabia, in particular …

Turkish-Iranian tensions are rising over Turkey’s ongoing military operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. The regional rivals are engaged in increasingly bitter diplomatic sparring as Ankara threatens to expand its Iraqi operations to a strategically important region used by an Iranian-backed militia. “We do not accept at all, be …