Eurasia Press & News
Iran’s Tasnim news ran an article hinting at a renewed round of attacks on US forces in Iraq. Rocket attacks against facilities where US forces are located increased in 2019 and reached a crescendo over the summer. The US has pulled troops from half a dozen places and concentrated them …
Read More »Iran's Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
“My firm recommendation is not to trust the enemy,” Khamenei said in remarks carried by state TV. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the United States would remain hostile towards the Islamic Republic even after President-elect Joe Biden takes …
Read More »Brian Hook: No more Arab-Israeli peace deals if Biden mollifies Iran
Hook spoke less than a week after Israel announced a normalization deal with Morocco. This was its fourth such agreement under the US brokered Abraham Accords.
Read More »U.S. sanctions NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of Russian missile defense system
The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on NATO ally Turkey’s main military weapons procurement agency as punishment for its purchase of a Russian-made missile defense system.
Read More »Bahrain opens consulate in Western Sahara city of Laayoune
Bahrain’s foreign minister on Monday arrived in the Western Sahara city of Laayoune recognized recently as a territory of Morocco to inaugurate the island kingdom’s newest consulate in the area, according to an official statement.
Read More »Powerful air strikes by Russian fighters destroyed an Islamic State base in Syria
According to Russian sources, Russian and Syrian fighter jets have carried out powerful airstrikes on a military base of terrorists from the Islamic State group. Russian news agency Aviapro claims that both countries’ intelligence has managed to track the movement of individual terrorists in recent days. It was they who …
Read More »Qatar seeks to play Oman’s role in US, Iran mediation
Doha imagines itself in a better negotiating position and willing to play its role as a peacemaker. As the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden approaches, and with his administration’s intention to reopen the gate for negotiations with Iran, Qatar is seeking to position itself as the “number one” mediator …
Read More »Abbas seeks Qatari support as regional pressure mounts on PA to adjust course
Palestinian sources in Ramallah say that the Palestinian president wants Qatar to play a supportive role with the new US administration in order to ensure that the Palestinian file is on the top of American priorities. Well informed Palestinian sources said that President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to the Qatari capital, …
Read More »Syrian Kurds squeezed between Turkish threat, Russian pressure in Ain Issa
Amid growing fears of a fresh Turkish offensive, the Syrian Kurds are under Russian pressure to cede full or partial control of the strategic town of Ain Issa to the Syrian government.
Read More »How Russia is preparing in Syria for Biden’s presidency
Moscow is hoping the final months of outgoing President Donald Trump’s presidency will allow it an opportunity to reinforce its positions in Syria. While Russian foreign policy circles have noted reasons why President-elect Joe Biden’s administration may see the Middle Eastern theater relegated further down the list of American policy …
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