October 17, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Israeli citizen Vladimir Verhovsky (35) has been accused of planning an assassination of Israeli officials, acting under the orders of Iranian intelligence services, according to Israeli police and prosecutors. According to the indictment, Verhovsky, who lives in central Israel, was in contact with foreign agents connected to Iran. The indictment …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Hezbollah’s October 13 drone attack targeting an IDF base is likely part of an effort to impose costs on Israel as Hezbollah faces operational challenges in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah conducted a drone attack on October 13 targeting a training camp south of Haifa for the IDF 1st Infantry Brigade that …
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October 16, 2024 Balkans, Eurasia
Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year, when four people died in a gun battle and NATO peacekeepers were hurt in clashes, a senior official from the military alliance warned on Saturday (12 October). Kosovo is predominantly ethnic Albanian …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Des décennies après la fin de la guerre froide, les États-Unis continuent d’avoir recours aux guerres par procuration comme stratégie centrale dans leurs confrontations avec les principaux rivaux mondiaux, en particulier la Russie et la Chine. Cette approche leur permet d’étendre leur influence et de poursuivre leurs objectifs géopolitiques sans …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Policy Analysis | This paper deals with the scenario of Iran becoming a nuclear state. Many estimates indicate that Tehran is close to crossing the nuclear threshold for military purposes. This analysis investigates two views, one sees Iran’s possession of a nuclear weapon as a condition that can be tolerated, …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
While the prospect of a full-scale war between Iran and Israel is a worry for the Kremlin, it could also have a significant financial upside for Russia. The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is beginning to impact Russian interests in the Middle East, as well as threaten a whole …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Something big is coming, and whatever it is, there’s now a heightened chance that the US will become directly involved. The Pentagon confirmed that it’ll dispatch nearly 100 troops to Israel to operate one of its premier air defense systems, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), of which it …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, South East Asia
Pakistan As Pakistan gears up for the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit scheduled for October 15 and 16 in Islamabad, in which nine full members, including China, India, Iran and Russia, are participating, stepped up insurgent violence in Balochistan has become a serious headache for the Pakistani establishment. In …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The US Defense Department announced Sunday that a THAAD missile defense battery manned by US soldiers is being deployed to Israel, marking the first time US “boots on the ground” are being deployed to Israel since October 7, 2023. The move comes amid statements by US officials to NBC that …
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October 16, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Cette décision intervient alors que les tensions régionales se sont intensifiées, notamment après la récente frappe de représailles de l’Iran contre Israël. Les États-Unis prévoient le transfert immédiat du système de défense antimissile THAAD à Israël en réponse aux «menaces croissantes d’attaques de missiles balistiques en provenance d’Iran», a rapporté …
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