Middle Orient

Iran Update Special Report, April 13, 2026

Key Takeaways Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are likely responsible for at least some of the recent drone attacks against Gulf states. It is very unlikely that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias would conduct drone attacks against regional states if the Iranian regime opposed such attacks, which suggests that Iran has not ordered its …

Read More »

Trump se tire une balle dans le pied, le “non” libanais aux négociations & craintes d’une guerre civile en Israël

Trump s’est piégé lui-même. Poursuivre le blocus ferait exploser l’économie juste avant les élections de mi-mandat, mais reculer serait synonyme d’une perte de crédibilité pour les États-Unis. Washington déclenche la “guerre des ports”… Le cheikh Naim Qassem s’apprête à déjouer le coup d’État interne, et Téhéran brandit l’arme du baril …

Read More »

Maritime access restrictions begin in the Gulf

Maritime ​access restrictions in the Gulf are ​being enforced as the fragile Iran war ceasefire looked close to breaking point. Iranian ports and coastal ​areas, including ​locations along ‌the Gulf ⁠of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz are being affected, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency. …

Read More »

30 Tons of Iraqi Oil Pass Through Syria Daily

Between 500 and 700 Iraqi fuel oil tankers, each carrying 30 tons, cross daily into Syria through the al-Walid border crossing in Iraq’s Anbar province, opposite Syria’s al-Tanf crossing, according to Rutba district administrator Imad Mishal. Mishal told the Iraqi network Rudaw on Monday, April 13, that work is underway …

Read More »

Les terroristes de Tel-Aviv dirigent le monde

Il n’y a désormais plus aucun doute. Le « pouvoir occulte » évoqué par Disraeli et tant d’autres au fil de l’histoire est concentré dans une zone toujours plus étendue du Moyen-Orient. Il existe probablement encore un groupe de type Illuminati qui tire les ficelles, mais d’après ce que nous …

Read More »

Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam Vichy Regime Faces Popular Street Mobilization Over Betrayal of Resistance & “Normalization” with Israel

As Beirut’s skyline remains obscured by the smoke of relentless Israeli bombardment, a different kind of fire is consuming the streets of the capital. The regime of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun is currently facing an existential crisis, as accusations of “high treason” and “servile collaboration” with …

Read More »