August, 2021

• 4 August

  UK, Romania summon Iranian ambassadors over ship attack

  

  Iran, which has denied involvement in the attack on the Israeli-linked oil tanker, responded by summoning the British chargé d’affaires in Tehran. The United Kingdom and Romania summoned Iran’s ambassadors to their countries on Monday after a suspected Iranian attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman last …

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• 4 August

  Israel says Iran behind drone attack on ship

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said there is clear evidence that Iran was involved in the July 29 drone attack on an Israeli-managed ship. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Aug. 1 his government believes the drone attack July 29 on the Mercer Street ship oil tanker was “deliberate, targeted, …

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• 4 August

  Taliban victory in Afghanistan could inspire terrorists, armed groups throughout Middle East

  

  There are increasing reports of foreign jihadist fighters in Afghanistan. Just after Maghreb prayers, tired Afghan police lugging weapons and backpacks clamber up a rocky outpost to serve as lookouts as night falls. Much of the fighting around here is done at night. The city is the Taliban’s former stronghold …

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• 4 August

  Russia tries to compete with US in Mideast weapons market

  

  Russia’s prospects in the Middle East arms market will depend on its ability to master fast production of the latest models of military equipment. The MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, held in the Russian city of Zhukovsky just outside Moscow, concluded July 25 with over $3.5 billion in contracts …

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• 4 August

  Russian Foreign Affairs Columnist Yusin: Russia Is Overdoing It In Selling The Taliban As Worthy Interlocutors

  

  Formally, the Taliban is an organization that is banned in Russia, but Russia is meeting Taliban officials on the most senior levels. Furthermore, Russian officials have definitely tilted towards the Taliban by depicting them as sane while making snide comments about the Kabul government.[1] According to Kommersant columnist Maxim Yusin, …

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• 4 August

  Russian Officials Gloat Over Announced US Military Withdrawal From Iraq, Experts Minimize Its Expected Impact

  

  On July 26, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced the end of the US combat role in Iraq “Our role in Iraq will be…to be available to continue to train, to assist to help and to deal with ISIS as it arises, but we are not going to be by …

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• 4 August

  Iran and the Divisive Rule of the Mullah

  

  Ayatollah Khomeini said that the regime he planned to install in Iran would have one guideline: “Doing the opposite of what the cursed Shah did.” [Khomeini’s] position started by dividing Iranians into Muslims and non-Muslims. He then divided them further into Shiites and Sunnis. He went on to divide the …

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• 4 August

  Turkey: Arbitrary Arrests, Kidnappings, Torture in Prison

  

  “Because my surgery was delayed while I was in prison, my left upper tooth, left palate, cheekbone and lymph nodes were removed. The bottom of my left chin is now empty. 20 cms of bone was taken from my leg and placed on my face… According to the latest MRI …

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• 4 August

  Ismail Haniyeh Re-elected Hamas Chief in Gaza

  

  Ismail Haniyeh was elected Sunday to a second four-year term as chairman of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip. The 59-year-old leader and father of 13 has been the de facto leader of the Gaza Strip and head of the Islamist organization’s political bureau since May 2017. He …

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• 4 August

  Egypt: ISIS Kills 5 Soldiers in Sinai

  

  Guerilla fighters from the Islamic State group attacked a checkpoint in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing at least five Egyptian troops, government officials said. At least six other Egyptian security personnel were wounded in the attack, which took place in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, a Bedouin town …

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