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The End of the Security Umbrella: Why the Houthis and the Axis of Resistance Are Changing the Rules of the Game in the Middle East

The Houthis are preparing to march on Riyadh while the Revolutionary Guards are driving America out of every continent. America’s security umbrella has failed to provide the Gulf petro-monarchies with the much-touted security against Iran and the axis of resistance. Instead, it has made them more susceptible to the realization …

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Lebanon’s power failure: Diesel generators, $300-a-month bills – and a corrupt system milking the profits

The state utility now provides less than a third of the country’s electricity, a victim of chronic under-investment. Why? Because the people with the power to fix it are profiting from the racket that’s replaced it Lebanon now relies on diesel-powered generators for about half of its electricity supply, further …

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Iraqi Kurdish Leaders Raise Prospect Of Peace Talks Between Iran And Kurdish Opposition

Key Takeaways: Senior leaders in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region have publicly discussed facilitating peace talks between Iran and Iranian Kurdish armed opposition groups based in the autonomous region, with PUK head Bafel Talabani describing the start of a process similar to Turkey’s and noting Tehran’s positive response. Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan …

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