Saudi Arabia and Israel aren’t ideal allies for countering Iran Last November President Trump applauded Saudi Arabia as a “great ally in our very important fight against Iran.” What exactly was Trump talking about? Far from taking coherent steps to combat Iran’s influence in the region,...
Israel has not publicly commented. Mr Herzog told Sky News the strike "wasn't in the consulate" but in a "separate building nearby the consulate". He added that the most senior general assassinated had led operations from Lebanon and Syria. There had been "terror attacks day in, day out,...
Hezbollah’s acceptance of a ceasefire in Lebanon after it had suffered heavy blows, and the overthrow of President Bashar Assad in Syria, were both major setbacks for Iran and its allies across the region, including Hamas, which was left increasingly isolated. Israel has ...
Mediators say Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
Isn't Saudi Arabia actively harming innocent people (among militants) and children in Yemen? Isn't Israel actively killing innocent people (among militants) in Syria? Why aren't "world powers" condemning such actions? Are some humans more human than others? The more you think about it, this...
The Biden administration has talked persistently about the need to avoid escalating the Israel-Hamas war into a broader regional conflict. So far, strikes on the Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Syria have not broadened the conflict, said Ryder. ...
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Life in Israel is an emotional roller coaster. Not long ago I wrote that, aside from the hostages and their immediate families, we should feel not joy but relief at their liberation, and be mindful of the price paid in the lives of our soldiers who pressured Hamas to this point, as wel...
beneficiary of Assad's fall because of its impact on Iran, which has used Syria as a supply route to its proxy in Lebanon, the militant group Hezbollah. Israel has looked to severely weaken this supply chain as part of its military campaign against Iranian proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza ...
During the last US administration, the CIA sent a team of analysts to Moscow armed with credible information about the Islamist threat posed to Russia by citizens of Central Asian states who had joined Isis in Iraq and Syria. Instead of heeding their calls, the Russian side accused the US ...