August, 2021

• 11 August

  Iran concerned about UK in Gulf, Taliban offensive

  

  Iran: “The fact that Britain has sided with the rebellious and notorious Zionist regime shows the position of this country.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, president of the Center for Public Diplomacy, on Monday slammed the UK for its role in investigating the murder of a British citizen on …

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• 11 August

  Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch calls on army to confront Hezbollah

  

  “We call upon the Lebanese army to prevent the launching of missiles, not for the sake of Israel, but for the sake of Lebanon.” Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi called on Sunday for the Lebanese army to take control of the southern part of the country, Hezbollah’s stronghold, and …

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• 11 August

  IDF identifies Hezbollah militant who fired on Israel

  

  Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned the Druze who stopped and filmed the operatives loading rockets towards Israel. The Hezbollah operative who fired a salvo of 20 rockets towards Israel on Friday was identified by the IDF as Ali Kajak, and he had been documented near the border in civilian clothing …

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• 11 August

  Explosion Rocks Tanker Docked at Syrian Port City, Two Lightly Injured, Reports Say

  Iranian news outlet says the ship is the same one on which a fire broke out in April, allegedly after being attacked by a drone coming from Lebanon An explosion on a ship docked in the Syrian port city of Latakia and subsequent fire lightly injuring two people on Tuesday, …

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• 11 August

  Prepáčte, Maďari! Prepáčte, Slováci!

  Slovensko-maďarské vzťahy sa poslednú dekádu javia ako nekonfliktné. Pri bližšom pohľade však zistíme, že pod povrchom to stále vrie, staré rany sa nezahojili, k čomu prispievajú aj „spanilé“ jazdy maďarských politikov na južné Slovensko. Presne takou bola aj návšteva predsedu maďarského parlamentu Lászlóa Kövéra v Šamoríne, ktorý sa tam zúčastnil …

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• 10 August

  China And America: A New Game In A New Era – Analysis

  

  China and the United States are in a different game than the rising power/established power conflicts of the past. Most analyses of such rivalries are based on pre–World War II history and fail to notice that the game changed radically after World War II. Sometimes when alterations are made in …

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• 10 August

  Hezbollah is testing Israel and so far it’s succeeding – analysis

  

  Israel’s response to the Hezbollah rockets could put the Lebanon border in the same situation as the Gaza border. On Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke at the Knesset. He was met by a volley of yelling, heckling and name calling.“Let’s talk about the results [of the last government],” he …

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• 10 August

  Iran’s new president hosts terror leaders as he comes into office

  

  Reports on Saturday evening indicated that IRGC head Hossein Salami had also met the Hezbollah deputy and said that they should prepare for the “collapse” of Israel. Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi hosted a series of prominent terror leaders and pro-Iran proxy group leaders during his inauguration, showcasing how he …

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• 10 August

  Iran believes it has Israel on the run

  

  Iran is coordinating with Hezbollah, Hamas to target Israel after drone attack on tanker off Oman. Iran believes it has been able to outplay Israel in the last week following Tehran’s drone attack on the Mercer Street ship. When tensions rose with the US, UK and Israel after the attack, …

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• 10 August

  Palestinian factions applaud Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel

  

  Hamas welcomed the Hezbollah attack and said that it fully supports the “resistance in Lebanon” in its fight against “the Zionist aggression.” Several Palestinian factions praised Hezbollah over the weekend for firing rockets into northern Israel and vowed to continue launching incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip. Earlier on Friday, …

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