Israeli occupation forces killed four Palestinians in the West Bank, this Tuesday, following a three-day military offensive launched against the Gaza Strip. With protests now erupting all over the West Bank, Israel claims that it has achieved success on the “security” front against the Palestinians. Israeli special forces units stormed Nablus city, West Bank, at Read More…
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Why Did Israel Just Attack Gaza And What Does This Mean?
On Friday afternoon the Israeli military began bombarding civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, targeting a leading member of a Palestinian armed group known as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement. Israel quickly announced, following the initial attack, that it was beginning a military operation against the PIJ movement. So, what does this mean, what Read More…
The US Scrambles For Relevance By Addressing The Yemen War
Washington’s special envoy for Yemen is heading to both Saudi Arabia and Jordan, in an alleged effort to help a UN brokered ceasefire initiative to succeed. However, this visit seems to be little to do with Yemen and more about US power in the region. Whilst during US President Joe Biden’s first address on foreign Read More…
Iraqi Parliament Stormed By “Anti-Iran Protesters” — What’s Really Going On?
On Wednesday Iraqi protesters, loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, stormed the nation’s parliament in protest of the nomination of Mohammed al-Sudani for Prime Minister. Reported by the Western media as a movement of the “masses”, were the protesters truly representative of a movement opposed to Iranian influence in Iraqi affairs as Western media suggest? Read More…
Iran-Turkey-Russia Meetings And The New “New World Order”
A trilateral Russia-Iran-Turkey meeting that recently took place has been turning heads the world over, after talk of a new framework for Middle East affairs became a sticking point. So, just how consequential are such meetings at this time and is the talk of a “new world order” simply propaganda? A series of meetings as Read More…
The Middle East Is No Longer The US’s Backyard, It’s Over
US President Joe Biden’s visit was a complete failure and shows that Washington no longer possesses the power that it claims over the region — neither diplomatically, nor militarily. The Biden administration failed to achieve any of its primary objectives in the region with his visit and instead of sending a strong message to its Read More…