Middle Orient

Est-ce une simple coïncidence si un vaste mouvement de protestation a éclaté à Téhéran au moment même où les États-Unis et Israël avertissent qu’une nouvelle intervention militaire contre l’Iran pourrait s’avérer nécessaire prochainement ? Il ne fait aucun doute que les radicaux islamistes qui dirigent l’Iran constituent l’un des régimes …

Israël mène actuellement une campagne de désinformation en ligne contre l’Iran dans le but de provoquer des troubles civils. Des agents provocateurs sur le terrain instrumentalisent des manifestations pacifiques pour les transformer en émeutes. Sur les réseaux sociaux, des images générées par intelligence artificielle et des vidéos d’émeutes anciennes sont …

These missiles – now part of reportedly the largest missile arsenal in the Middle East – can reach not only regional targets but also the U.S. and Europe, a senior Iranian lawmaker has openly boasted. The regime does not just brag about these weapons; it uses them. This trajectory should …

The Saudis’ growing ties with Muslim Brotherhood-aligned Turkiye, Qatar, and Iran; the Gaza War that broke out after October 7th; and the Ummah’s widespread support for Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch, contributed to the Kingdom coming to see the group in a new light. One of the pillars of …

IRAN AFFAIRS: A slogan once considered politically unutterable has returned, and sounds of crowds chanting it fill the air as Iranian protests continue to call for the end of the Islamic Republic. As protesters took to the streets of Iran this week, amid chants of anger against Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

After five days of demonstrations, some analysts and observers see support for the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, as the main factor, and others cite economic grievances. Iran’s latest wave of protests did not erupt suddenly or as a unified political movement. What began with merchant strikes and …

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Any visible Israeli hand risks allowing the regime to reframe an organic uprising as a Zionist plot – but this does not mean that nothing should be done from the outside. When reporters asked US President Donald Trump this week whether he supports the overthrow of Iran’s regime, …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned Friday that the United States would bear “full responsibility for the consequences” if it intervenes in ongoing protests inside the country, escalating tensions as demonstrations continue. This follows Trump and Tehran’s top security official hurling warnings early Friday, escalating a crisis already marked by deadly clashes. …

As Israel’s ceasefire violations continue in Gaza & expulsions escalate in the West Bank, Kamel Hawwash explains why he sees little hope for change in 2026. I am regularly asked for my view on what will happen in Palestine in 2026. While it is possible to speculate, it is difficult …

Yemen’s Hadramawt province is launching an operation to “peacefully” take back military sites after a sweeping advance by UAE-backed separatists, its governor said on Friday. Salem Al-Khanbashi made the announcement shortly after he was also appointed to lead the Saudi-supported National Shield forces in resource-rich Hadramawt, bordering Saudi Arabia. “This …