December, 2020

• 4 December

  What are the Brotherhood’s Conditions for Remaining in SNC?

  The Muslim Brotherhood have expressed their condemnation of the recent decision of the SNC to form an elections commission reports Alsouria Net. The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement commenting on the recent decision by the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) to establish an elections commission. The decision was suspended two days …

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• 4 December

  Fakhrizadeh assassination is about far more than Biden – analysis

  What would Iran stand to gain by taking actions against the US at this time, or turning a cold shoulder to Biden, especially since this did not take place under his watch? Friday’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh led to predictable hand-wringing from Obama administration alumni and …

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• 4 December

  Will Biden return to the Iran deal after the Fakhrizadeh assassination?

  While it is natural that Biden will want to reverse many of Trump’s policies, it is essential that the new US administration maintain pressure on Iran. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a clear message to US President-elect Joe Biden that he would oppose American efforts to rejoin the …

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• 4 December

  Iran opposition suspected alongside Israel in scientist's killing

  Israeli intel minister: I don’t know who did it. A senior Iranian official said on Monday an opposition group was suspected alongside Israel in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, an attack that has raised the prospect of a new standoff between Tehran and its longtime enemy.

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• 4 December

  Fakhrizadeh: Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns – analysis

  Three theories – and we’ll never really know the truth. Remote-controlled weapons killed Iranian nuclear scientist and key nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to Iranian accounts. But, another account has it differently: a handful of assassins did it. Yet a third explanation has it that 12 men came with …

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• 4 December

  As EU mulls sanctions against Turkey, East Med allies to begin joint drills

  Egypt, Greece and Cyprus are preparing to conduct joint military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea as a European summit is expected to impose sanctions on Ankara amid escalating tensions over maritime borders and gas exploration rights. Egypt, Greece and Cyprus are preparing to conduct joint military exercises off the coast …

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• 4 December

  Abbas heads to Jordan, Egypt for first state visits since pandemic started

  King Abdullah reaffirms support for two states in meeting with PA president, who will sit down with el-Sissi on Monday in trip following Ramallah’s renewed ties with Israel Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Jordan and then Egypt on Sunday to meet with the leaders of those countries in …

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• 4 December

  Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks postponed

  Talks between Israel and Lebanon over disputed maritime borders that were scheduled to take place this week have been postponed, Israeli and Lebanese officials said Monday.

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• 4 December

  Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely

  A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s.

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• 4 December

  Israel, Gulf rapprochement could worry Yemen, Iran

  Israel is concerned over growing Iranian entrenchment in Yemen, not unlike the way Iran operates in Syria. The US Department of State issued a statement Nov. 10, calling for the immediate and unconditioned release of Levi Salem Musa Marhabi, imprisoned for the last four years by the Houthi militia in Yemen. …

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