For decades, between the 1950s and the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran was an intelligence agent’s paradise if the agent worked for Israel’s Mossad.While rumours that the Mossad helped the CIA establish Iran’s SAVAK security apparatus appear to be…
Category: 3. Middle East
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When Iran was Mossad’s intelligence playground
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Iran seizes on killing of Alex Pretti, accuses US of hypocrisy
The fatal shooting of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti by US federal agents on Saturday has prompted various reactions from across the Middle East, including AI-generated photos depicting Americans appealing to Iran’s supreme leader for help,…
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Middle East power shifts as US-Iran war risk looms
The balance of power in the Middle East continues to shift, and the prospect of a US-Iran war could further destabilize a region already being pulled into a new order.For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.orgMore than two years…
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The last hostage is home, but Israel still faces being shackled by Trump’s plan for Gaza
The bittersweet news that Israelis have been waiting for finally came on Monday.
The body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last slain hostage held in Gaza, was found by the IDF and returned to Israel for a proper burial.
Gvili’s return is a…
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Hezbollah warns US, Israel against attacking Iran
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassam warned that the terror group “will not stand idly by in the face of any attack against Iran,” on Monday.An attack on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be, in Qassem’s view, the…
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Iran detaining protesters being treated in hospitals as part of crackdown, says UN expert
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Parisa Hafezi
GENEVA/DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A U.N. expert on Iran said on Monday she had received reports of protesters linked to nationwide demonstrations being removed from hospitals and detained by Iranian security…
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US aircraft carrier enters Middle East region, officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump’s capabilities to defend U.S. forces, or potentially take…
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Qatar announces $430 mn in support for Lebanon
A visiting Qatari official on Monday announced a multi-million dollar aid package for Lebanon, primarily to support the country’s crumbling electricity sector.
In a separate statement, the Qatar Development Fund said the package was valued at…
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With Ran Gvili’s return, Israel’s leadership fulfils sacred obligation to the nation it failed on Oct. 7
To the very last one.
That was the demand, the pledge, by the families of the hostages abducted by Hamas and other terrorists from Israel on that worst of days, October 7, 2023.
The struggle was not over, national trust in the leadership…
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UAE firm’s $1.7B legal threat spotlights Gulf split on Lebanon as Qatar invests
AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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