Middle Orient

Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, a newly formed radical group, has claimed responsibility for the deadly church bombing in Damascus. A new militant group which expressed affinity with ISIS has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a church in Damascus on Sunday. Experts say hardline Saraya Ansar Al Sunnah is made …

With no end in sight to their 20-month war, Gazans are feeling forgotten after Iran reached a shaky ceasefire with Israel after only 12 days. With no powerful allies to push for a truce or an arsenal of sophisticated weaponry to use in defence, Palestinians have been telling The National …

On the evening of June 21st in Washington, the morning of June 22nd here in Jerusalem, the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, joining Israel’s more widespread assault intended to eliminate a rival for regional hegemony, one that targeted not only Iran’s nuclear facilities and ballistic missile system but civilian …

The Neocon logic for needing to defeat Iran and break it into ethnic parts Opponents of the war with Iran say that the war is not in American interests, seeing that Iran does not pose any visible threat to the United States. This appeal to reason misses the Neocon logic …

It looked at first as though the Middle East war was about to kick into a new gear. On Monday, fewer than 36 hours after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, Iran shot about 14 ballistic missiles at the Al Udeid military base north of Doha, Qatar—an American …

The letter [from the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Salah Abdel Haq] shows that the Muslim Brotherhood has officially endorsed the Iranian regime’s slogans of “Death to Israel!” and “Death to America!” The [Muslim Brotherhood’s] founder, Hassan al-Banna, accepted the utility of political violence, and members of the Muslim Brotherhood …

NOTE: CTP-ISW is tracking early reports of Iranian missile attacks on US forces in Qatar and Iraq at the time of this publication. CTP-ISW will cover these events in our evening edition. We have published an assessment of Iran’s calculus and response options here. Key Takeaways The Israeli Air Force …

Key Takeaways The United States conducted strikes targeting three nuclear facilities with bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said all three sites sustained “extreme damage.” Israeli officials echoed that statement, though they added the Fordow nuclear facility was “not destroyed.” Iran …

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has begun implementing emergency succession measures in response to escalating Israeli strikes and the potential for US military involvement.[1] Unspecified Iranian sources told the New York Times on June 21 that Khamenei has relocated to a secure bunker, suspended digital communications, and now communicates with …

La base aérienne d’Al-Udeid, dans la capitale qatarie, a été frappée par au moins trois missiles balistiques en réponse au bombardement par Washington des installations nucléaires iraniennes. Le Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (CGRI) iranien a annoncé tard dans la soirée du 23 juin le lancement de l’opération …