Syria is a core part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” a network of countries and groups that includes Hizbullah, Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Houthis in Yemen that hopes to destroy Israel and reduce American influence in the Middle East. ...
Meanwhile,many commercial shipsare making lengthy diversions around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africato avoid transiting the Red Sea. The rebel group has said it is launching the attacksin solidaritywith the Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthis’ attacks come as the Ma...
A stable government in Yemen is important to Gulf countries wary ofIran’s military support and influence with the Houthis. Gulf countries fear the relationship could lead to an Iranian military presence in the Arabian Peninsula, a concern that would exacerbate the already tense relationship with I...
Hezbollah has never been subtle or ambiguous: It wants Israel gone and the Jews living there dead or exiled. The Houthis’ official slogan is “God is the greatest, death to America, death to Israel, a curse upon the Jews, victory to Islam.” Coates could find this out...
Usually when a politician claims they had no other choice but do do what they did the politician is lying. Almost always in life and politics there several options with different consequences from those options in the terms of the effects on the lives of voters. Using this plan would also ...
we only want peace, the common thinking goes here. But Israel attacks Iran — inside the country and outside of it — at a rate that far outweighs Iranian attacks on Israel. And then we tell ourselves that this is because they are bad guys and we are simply trying to defend ourselves...
You saw some disruption that came with the Houthis through the Red Sea, but the market adjusted. You saw a disruption coming, going back with the restrictions on Russian oil. But the big question will be, will there be stability or is it just another calm between the storms? Advertisement...
The Froot Loop Campaign The Bad Faith Machine is the Enemy If you had to choose a single dish to eat at every meal of every day for the next four years, would you prefer a sugary, ultra-processed breakfast cereal or hearty steak dinners with green vegetables and baked potatoes? This ...
If the prices of some goods and services increases and the prices of others fall, but the overall prices that consumers pay for the bundle of goods and services does not increase, then this is not referred to as inflation. What causes inflation, and why is it so high right now?
PROGRAMMING NOTE: We’ll be off this Monday for Presidents Day but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. With help from Joe Gould, Phelim Kine, Maggie Miller and Daniel Lippman Russia says imprisoned opposition leader ALEXEI NAVALNY is dead. Now, the Biden administration is fa...