Tensions between Israel and Iran’s proxies were already running high before the killing of Haniyeh, which took place the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Fuad Shukr, a top-ranking commander of Hezbollah. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said after the Bei...
By Dalia Dassa Kaye
On the Sky News Daily, host Matt Barbet examines how Iran and Israel's "shadow war" has moved out into the open, alongside defence and security analyst Michael Clarke. Matt is also joined by Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian, affiliated lecturer in international relations of the Middle East at the ...
In June, Tehran unveiled its so-called “hypersonic” missile which allegedly can hit Israel in 400 seconds. Of course, it was merely propaganda. If Iran indeed possessed such weapon, Israel would have been wiped out today. Its sponsored terrorist arm ...
(even according to the NYT) is resolutely anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian. As Hughes wrote, the book “doesn’t even mention the wordHamas—orFatah, orPalestinian Islamic Jihad, orHezbollah, orIran—once. In his telling, the threats don’t exist, only the barriers that Israel erects to ...
In this context, from the Iranian point of view, it looked like Iran was just sitting on the fence and not performing its leadership role in challenging Israel. So, to a large extent, Iran had to exert its role as the leader of the so-cal...
Pivotal moment: Why US wants deal with IranPepe Escobar
He further criticized the U.S. attempt to frame the escalation as a clash between Iran's allies and Israel, calling it a deflection from the true root of the conflict: the unresolved Palestinian issue. "The Gaza conflict remains at the heart of the region's current turmoil, rooted in long...
As the focus of relief efforts for the huge earthquake in Türkiye and Syria changes from search and rescue to humanitarian aid, questions are being asked about why the quake caused such destruction. CGTN Europe spoke to several experts to help answer the biggest questions arising ...
And on the world's hotspot issues like the protracted Ukraine crisis and the still-raging Palestine-Israel conflict, they have their distinctive points of view. As British scholar Martin Jacques has argued, the Global South needs the right of their civilizations to be heard and represented. ...