March, 2026

• 9 March

  Spotlight on Terrorism

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• 9 March

  Palestinians in Syria: Handarat After the Fall

  

  A shattered refugee camp becomes emblematic of the Palestinian ordeal in SyriaOnce a frontline in Aleppo’s war, the devastated Palestinian camp now faces a new reckoning over militias, reconstruction and the question of Syrian citizenship. On a hill in northeast Aleppo, overlooking the Queiq River waterfall where families gather in …

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• 9 March

  How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war

  

  “I got him before he got me,” an ebullient President Donald Trump remarked to a reporter when asked about his motives for authorizing the killing of Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28, 2026. With his off-the-cuff remark, Trump revealed that anxiety about his own assassination at the hands …

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• 9 March

  Debris from Israeli, Iranian escalation hits 18 locations in Syria

  

  The Media Office of the Directorate of Disasters and Emergencies warned all residents in Syria about the dangers posed by falling military objects resulting from the ongoing regional escalation, describing them as “ticking bombs” that could explode at any moment. In a statement to Enab Baladi on Thursday, March 5, …

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• 9 March

  Syria will not target Hezbollah positions inside Lebanon

  

  The Syrian Ministry of Defense said the current deployment of Syrian army units along the country’s borders with neighboring states, including Lebanon, does not constitute a military escalation but rather a purely defensive and organizational measure that does not target any country or party. The ministry explained that the deployment …

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• 9 March

  Who Will Be Iran’s Next Supreme Leader?

  

  If the succession process can be carried out as Khamenei intended, it will likely bring a hardliner into power. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death on Saturday after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit his compound immediately re-invoked the succession issue inside Iran, along with threats from the U.S. president to interfere in …

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• 9 March

  Great Power Spillover from the Iran War: Implications for China, Russia, Turkey, and Europe

  

  Washington Institute experts explain what U.S. officials and military planners should be on the lookout for as great power competitors and close allies outside the region consider their responses to the crisis. Trump’s Next Steps Will Reverberate Beyond the Middle East President Trump’s decision to attack Iran adds another layer …

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• 9 March

  Vers une fracture dramatique de l’alliance entre l’Occident & le Golfe ?

  

  L’Iran & l’Axe ont réussi à “aveugler” les États-Unis dans le Golfe en détruisant les radars, à bloquer les exportations de pétrole et à ramener le front libanais au premier plan de la résistance. Rapport stratégique et opérationnel (vendredi 6 mars 2026 | 23 h 00 CET) La première semaine …

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• 9 March

  How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?

  If Israel and the US hoped their attack on Iran would force the country to capitulate quickly, they were wrong. Despite the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other senior figures, Iran has managed to continue firing drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East. …

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• 9 March

  Israel and Somaliland: Size Matters… So Does Location

  

  Israel’s initiative in recognizing Somaliland potentially raises the level of threat from the Houthis, an Iranian-supported terrorist militia that occupies most of northern Yemen. Somaliland is located directly across from Yemen. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah (“Friends of Allah”), have proven their durability by having survived many US …

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