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The biggest unanswered questions about the Hezbollah pager attack

Over the past two days, the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has been targeted with an attack as sophisticated and audacious as it is brutal, with the devices in their own pockets turned into deadly weapons. On Tuesday, hundreds of pagers distributed by Hezbollah to its members and associates in Lebanon …

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Armenia Isn’t All That Important To Iran’s Economic & National Security

Iran has ulterior motives for opposing the Zangezur Corridor. Iran’s continued opposition to the Zangezur Corridor, which was earlier analyzed here and here, is predicated on the assumption that Armenia is very important to its economic and national security. The thinking goes that they’d be harmed if Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye …

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The twentieth parliamentary scene and the prospects for political modernization

This paper presents a reading of the results of the recent Jordanian parliamentary elections in relation to the partisan aspect, and presents a set of scenarios for the parliamentary scene of the twentieth council on the one hand, and for the path of political modernization on the other hand. Executive …

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The counteroffensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region has slowed down, the destruction of the arsenal in Toropets. What happened on the front this week

In today’s summary: The counteroffensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region has slowed down, Ukrainian troops are trying to develop their success in the Glushkovsky districtCivilians in Kursk region suffer from Russian shelling and complain of mass lootingThe Russian Armed Forces have occupied Ukrainsk and are continuing …

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Political Will or Die: White House Indecision Is Depriving Ukraine of Billions of Dollars in Military Aid

CNN, citing two anonymous military sources , reported that the Pentagon has begun to allocate smaller amounts of military aid to Ukraine due to a “noticeable depletion of its own reserves.” At the same time, almost $6 billion that Congress allocated from the US Department of Defense reserves to support …

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Will you extend it? Why Russia is not conducting a new wave of mobilization

Exactly two years ago, a “partial mobilization” was declared in Russia. The authorities were forced to do so because of the catastrophic situation at the front, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces, taking advantage of the exhaustion of Russian forces, were advancing in two directions at once – in the Kharkov …

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Israel Shuts Down Al Jazeera Office in Ramallah

With heavy guns, Israeli soldiers barged into Al Jazeera office in Ramallah and ordered it shut down. The raid was in the early hours of the morning, Sunday. Troops raided the office with one soldier reading out an order to Al Jazeera Bureau Chief Waleed Al Omari. The soldier said: …

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Syria Today – Tensions in Northern Syria; ISIS Kills Five Hezbollah-linked Fighters

The situation in Syria remains highly volatile and complex, with various conflicts and tensions continuing to unfold across the country. In northern Syria, Turkish-occupied areas are experiencing rising tensions between mercenary groups over orders to disband and shift control, leading to military mobilizations. Meanwhile, the resurgence of ISIS has been …

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Israel Accuses Syria of Building a Secret Nuclear Project with Iranian Support

Israel says the Syrian regime, aided directly by Iran, has established a secret plutonium production facility in Deir-ez-Zor as part of an undisclosed nuclear project. The head of Israel’s atomic energy agency, Moshe Edri, has accused the Syrian regime of constructing a facility in Deir-ez-Zor to produce radioactive plutonium, with …

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Syria Today – Waves of Blasts in Lebanon and Syria Unleash “Fear and Terror”

Recent events in Syria and Lebanon highlight escalating tensions and the deteriorating humanitarian situation across the region. The UN human rights chief has called for immediate de-escalation following devastating pager explosions in Lebanon and Syria, which killed at least 12 civilians and injured thousands. The attacks, reportedly orchestrated by Israel, …

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