Israeli air strikes killed 28 Palestinians, including ten children, in Rafah early on 10 February, after the Israeli military intensified air raids ahead of a coming ground invasion. The killings came hours after aid agencies warned that huge numbers of Palestinians will die if Israel moves forward with a planned …
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Return Of Islamic State Adds To Instability In The Middle East – OpEd
The ongoing Gaza crisis has added fuel to the Middle Eastern fire and the prospects are not bright for an early end. Israel bids higher than it can afford. It relies on American support, but there are limits and the American public may, at some stage, say that enough is …
Read More »Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., February 11, 2024)
The southern arena: The IDF forces continued their integrated ground maneuver in the Gaza Strip, focusing on the Khan Yunis area, with additional activities in the northern Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, the forces uncovered a tunnel used by senior Hamas members. It passed under the UNRWA headquarters building, which …
Read More »Putin’s Call For Multipolarity: How Good Is It For The U.S.?
In his interview with Tucker Carlson, in response to Carlson’s statement that the world is “breaking into two hemispheres,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “the world should be a single whole.” What did Putin mean? The Emergence Of The Unipolar World Order And The Subsequent Transition From It After …
Read More »Syrian Writer: Only ‘Dead American Soldiers’ Will Cause U.S. To Withdraw From Syria
In a February 4, 2024 article in the Syrian state daily Al-Thawra, Syrian journalist and author Muhammad Al-Horani, chair of the Damascus-based Arabs Writers Union,[1] called to launch popular resistance and allow volunteers from Syria and the Arab world, as well as sympathizers from around the world, to carry out …
Read More »Qatar Is The Trojan Horse In Washington, D.C.
Qatar has failed President Biden again: Hamas’s answer to proposed deal was, as the immediate reaction from the president and Secretary of State Antony Blinken showed, “over the top”[1] and “absolute non-starters,”[2] respectively. This happened because Qatar is not pressuring Hamas. It sees itself as a mere go-between.[3] Qatar isn’t …
Read More »Iran Update, February 10, 2024
Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The Israel Defense Forces published details of a division-sized clearing operation it has been conducting for the past two weeks in western Gaza City.Southern Gaza Strip: The Israel Defense Forces continued to conduct clearing operations in western Khan Younis.Political Negotiations: Unidentified Egyptian officials warned that …
Read More »3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran
Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach. Just hours after Sunday’s deadly drone attack by suspected Iran-backed militants on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan left three U.S. service members dead and more than 30 wounded, a familiar chorus of hawks began calling—once again—for the …
Read More »US plans ‘Goldilocks’ retaliation that will kill Iranians, but not in Iran
US networks report plan for sustained campaign against Iranian oversea assets, citing White House officials The US will seek a “Goldilocks” retaliation against Iran by striking its assets abroad in a campaign calibrated to restore deterrence while mitigating escalation risks, according to military sources and current and former officials. Washington …
Read More »U.S. And Iran-Backed Huthis Engaged In High-Stakes Fight Tehran Wants To Avoid
It is not only missiles that are being lobbed as U.S. and U.K. air strikes aim to stop the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen from targeting ships in a key global trade route — mutual threats of continued attacks are flying around, too. The question is how far each side …
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