Following Trump's recent positive comments about Erdogan and Ankara's role in Syria, Washington is likely not on the same page with Jerusalem regarding tensions with Ankara.
The IRGC’s control over Iran’s oil industry is not just an economic fact - it is a political verdict on the regime’s direction.
The Houthi movement claimed that its senior intelligence leader, Abdul Nasser Al-Kamali, was killed in a US airstrike.
To deal successfully with jihadist enemies that seek “power over death,” Israel’s only prudential strategy should be based on a deeper understanding of the enemy's anti-reason.
The fatwa issued by a clerical council belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood describes Israel as an “infidel enemy”, deems armed Jihad against Israel ‘incumbent upon all Muslims.'
Per the proposal, Israel will halt airstrikes and release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages.
Israel may have initially underestimated Hamas, but Ankara sees that Israel is not underestimating Turkey.
The militias suffered a setback when the Assad regime fell in Syria. There is now pressure on them to disarm or become more regularized within the Iraqi state.
The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by US officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January.
Dubbed “the wild card of the Middle East," Qatar's foreign policies appear self-contradictory to the world.
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