Tel Aviv and Washington are sharpening their knives – but military doctrine favors the first mover, and Tehran may be running out of time. “When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.” — former US president Franklin D. …

Washington claims the war has entered a ‘second phase,’ but conditions in Gaza show no power shift, no end to violence, and no real sovereignty – only what appears to be a rebranded form of occupation. The announcement arrived wrapped in the familiar choreography of diplomacy. Carefully chosen language, optimistic …

Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar said the Syrian government has not formally requested that Lebanon hand over members of the former regime. In an interview with Saudi channel Al Arabiya on Saturday, 31 January, Nassar said Western countries had requested the handover of figures from the former Syrian regime. He …