The Pentagon has been quietly amassing forces in the Middle East amid concerns that Iran’s IRGC could lash out at US bases in the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant if the White House’s bid to end Tehran’s nuclear enrichment via diplomacy goes off…
Category: 3. Middle East
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F-35s, carriers and B-2 bombers: Pentagon reinforces Mideast military presence
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Military confrontation ‘almost inevitable’ if Iran nuclear talks fail: French FM
France’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that a military confrontation with Iran would be “almost inevitable” if talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme failed.
“In the event of failure, a military confrontation would appear to be almost…
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Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza ambulances
BBCParamedic Munther Abed survived the attack that killed 15 emergency workers by diving to the floor in the back of his ambulance “I’m the only survivor who saw what happened to my colleagues,” Munther Abed says, scrolling through pictures of his…
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Can Trump’s Middle East strategy avert military confrontation with Iran?
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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US sanctions Russia-based network for aiding Houthis as strikes continue
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions targeting a Russian-based network that allegedly supports Yemen’s Houthis.
What happened: Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that it would…
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Hamas warns those who “spread chaos” following killing of its police off
A Gaza family’s open admission this week that they killed an officer from the Hamas-run police force after they said a relative was shot dead has added to signs of popular dissent against the terrorist group after 18 months of war with…
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Turkey fines Meta for refusing to restrict Facebook, Instagram over Imamoglu protests
ANKARA — Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, said Wednesday it faced heavy fines for refusing to comply with the Turkish government’s restriction requests amid protests over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Khartoum accuses RSF of looting and destroying Sudan's heritage: What to know
The Sudanese government accused the Rapid Support Forces of looting and destroying cultural heritage sites, including the Sudan National Museum, during their occupation of Khartoum, calling the actions war crimes and pledging to work with UNESCO…
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Gaza rescuers say nine children among dead in Israel strike on UN building
The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas militants in a strike on a UN building in Jabalia refugee camp Wednesday that Gaza’s civil defence agency said killed 19 people, nine of them children.
The army said in a statement that it struck the…
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Does Iran hope Russia can save it from US strikes?
Moscow may think that it can link a Ukraine deal to a deal that will also help Iran.Continue Reading