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Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war
Middle East
February 3, 2024
Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war
CNN — President Joe Biden’s decision to strike 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to the…
Analysis: What to make of the US retaliation strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
February 3, 2024
Analysis: What to make of the US retaliation strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria
CNN — It was meant to sound devastating, and likely felt so to the pro-Iranian militias on the receiving end. But Friday night’s…
US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
Middle East
February 1, 2024
US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
CNN — US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq,…
Iran’s Raisi vows to retaliate after suspected Israeli strike on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advisers
Middle East
January 21, 2024
Iran’s Raisi vows to retaliate after suspected Israeli strike on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advisers
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday strongly condemned the deaths of five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
Israeli missile strike kills four Iranian military advisers in Damascus, Syrian state TV says
Middle East
January 20, 2024
Israeli missile strike kills four Iranian military advisers in Damascus, Syrian state TV says
Four Iranian military advisers and several members of Syrian forces have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on a…
Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
Middle East
January 16, 2024
Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
CNN — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s…
Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Middle East
January 1, 2024
Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah fighters announced that they have directly struck at the the Israeli Hanita site, in retaliation for air strikes carried…
Syrian air defense repels Israeli attack on Damascus
Middle East
December 30, 2023
Syrian air defense repels Israeli attack on Damascus
The Syrian news agency SANA reported a military source saying that Syrian army’s air defenses responded to an “Israeli air…
In exclusive interview, Ukraine’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa discusses ties with Egypt, Gaza conflict and more
Features/Interviews
December 8, 2023
In exclusive interview, Ukraine’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa discusses ties with Egypt, Gaza conflict and more
Ukraine’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Maksym Subkh, said that his country is fighting a war for…
US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
Middle East
December 6, 2023
US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
CNN — US forces killed at least five Iran-backed militia members in a drone strike after the US “identified an…