• 2023-04-13

    The four ministers discussed a wide range of topics, including Afghanistan’s severe economic crisis and ways to alleviate it

  • 2023-04-12

    Iran’s drones, particularly those that serve as loitering munitions, are becoming a key component of Tehran’s low-intensity warfare tactics.

  • 2023-04-10

    A panicked US tries to insert itself into West Asia's tsunami of political, economic, and diplomatic shifts, but is anybody listening?

  • 2023-04-09

    The IRGC is testing a new suicide drone with a vast range and a huge payload as Iran bolsters its standing among world powers.

  • 2023-04-08

    As China and Russia expand their influence in West Asia, and Arab nations move to reconcile with Iran and Syria, Washington has seen its grip on the region weaken significantly

  • 2023-04-06

    Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of the post-Soviet space, for obvious reasons of localizing external threats arising from the consolidation of the Islamic world (including both Sunni and Shiite parts). Israeli diplomacy is largely affected by pragmatic economic aims as well as geopolitical concerns, particularly the search for new oil and gas-rich energy areas for oil and gas imports.

  • 2023-04-05

    Hamzeh Qalandari, Iran’s deputy defense minister for international affairs, has reiterated Tehran’s dedication to the safety of friendly nations, stating that Tehran sees it as its “obligation” to support the development of Syria’s air defense capabilities in order to fend off Israeli strikes on the country.

  • 2023-04-05

    Syria is on the brink of recovery as Saudi Arabia plans to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League summit in Riyadh on May 19. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan will travel to Damascus soon to hand Assad a formal invitation to attend the summit, in what will be the most significant development in the Arab rapprochement with Assad.

  • 2023-04-04

    No Assassinations, Period.  When Gerald R. Ford, James E. Carter, Jr., and Ronald W. Reagan were presidents of the United States of America, they issued Executive Orders prohibiting U.S. government employees from engaging in assassination. Gerald R. Ford:  Executive Order 11905—Section (g) Prohibition of Assassination. No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination. James E.  Carter, Jr.:  Executive Order 12036—Section 2-305. Prohibition on Assassination. No person employed by or acting on behalf of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, assassination. Ronald W. Reagan:  Executive Order 12333—Section 2.11 Prohibition on Assassination. No person employed by or acting on behalf of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, assassination.

  • 2023-03-30

    Make no mistake that this is not about removing the US as the boss and replacing it with China, but about effectively checking the US from bullying smaller, weaker states, and thereby ushering in a new international order with primacy on peaceful development and political correctness that overrides all ideological differences.   

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