Toplines The Iranian regime is conducting a concerted campaign that involves diplomatic, informational, and military lines of effort to try to prevent US military action against Iran. Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani have conducted a flurry of …
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 2, 2026
Toplines Russian Security Council Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev used a three-way interview with Western and Russian newswires and an ultranationalist milblogger to reaffirm that Russia’s demands for Ukraine “remain unchanged” and to reject security guarantees for Ukraine. Medvedev gave an interview on February 1 to Reuters, Kremlin newswire TASS, and pro-war …
Read More »FROM CALIPHATE TO PRISON: GERMANY’S APPROACH TO REHABILITATING ISLAMIC STATE RETURNEES
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Read More »The Muslim Brotherhood: Repository Of Foundational Documents – Part II
Introduction This report is part of MEMRI’s repository of contemporary and historical foundational documents of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement. It presents statements by the Khaled Mash’al, the leader of the Hamas movement abroad, in which he asserts that Hamas is rooted in the MB and is ideologically part of …
Read More »Iran orders talks with US as Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said, as his counterpart Donald Trump threatened “bad things” if no deal with the Islamic republic was struck. Following the Iranian authorities’ deadly response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, the US …
Read More »Russia’s Interests In Syria Go Far Beyond Retaining Its Air & Naval Bases
They’re all connected to its role in jointly building the “New Syria”. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani” al-Sharaa’s second trip to Moscow in several months was widely interpreted as having to do with the future of Russia’s air and naval bases there. That may be true, especially since they play a …
Read More »UAE is Israel’s ‘Zionist Trojan Horse’ in the Arab world, warns Saudi academic
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been accused of serving as a “Zionist Trojan horse” within the Arab world, enabling Israeli influence and destabilising the region to serve Tel Aviv’s ambitions. In a scathing article by Saudi academic and former Shura Council member, Dr Ahmed bin Othman Al-Tuwaijri, the Emirates …
Read More »The Damascus–SDF Agreement Enters into Force Tomorrow, as Interpretations Diverge
Amid ambiguity and the absence of a clear institutional framework, implementation of the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to begin tomorrow, Monday, February 2. Although the start of procedural steps has been announced, the past hours have seen an escalation in …
Read More »US ambassador to Israel says Trump not making ’empty threats’ toward Iran
Mike Huckabee tells Israeli TV that decision on US strike on Iran yet to be made; says embassy surprised by cancellation of flights to Israel; vows Turkey won’t receive F-35s US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in an interview aired Saturday that US President Donald Trump will not disappoint …
Read More »In direct threat, Khamenei warns of regional war if US attacks Iran
Supreme leader says Washington knows that conflict would spread, Iranians not afraid; in tit-for-tat, Tehran’s parliament designates European armies as terrorist organizations Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that if the US attacks Iran, the hostilities will broaden into a regional conflict, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. …
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