Middle East

Ahmed al-Sharaa presented Syria's emerging foreign policy: closer ties with Washington, continued engagement with Moscow, eventual security arrangements with Israel, avoidance of regional conflicts.

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While it feigns interest in diplomacy, Iran is busy distracting the West as it wages character assassination wars against anyone perceived as sympathetic toward Israel or Jews

The officials did not provide details about the social media accounts, platforms or organizations involved. They also did not say whether the operation was being directed by the Turkish government.

“We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need,” he asserted.

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From Tehran’s perspective, political constraints on US President Donald Trump and the United States ultimately work in Iran’s favor, reinforcing its belief that it can outlast Washington’s resolve.

After five months apart, Netanyahu and Trump meet with Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, shaping talks over the region’s postwar order.

Further, five Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs were dispatched on a mission thousands of km. away with no support or immediate rescue plan, and another mission to a country the IDF had not operated in before.

Iraq and Libya were 20th-century constructs. Prior to the 20th century, neither existed as a unified nation-state. Applying the Iraq or Libya framework to Iran is a severe strategic mistake.