July, 2022

• 15 July

  Iraqi prime minister sets objectives for regional summit

  

  Amid longstanding political deadlock and economic and environmental challenges, Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Kadhimi is attending the GCC +3 Summit in Saudi Arabia. Iraq announced officially today that it will participate in the GCC+3 Summit on Saturday, July 16. The summit includes the leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council …

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• 15 July

  Biden, Lapid sign Jerusalem Declaration

  

  While the document lays out a platform for continued US-Israeli cooperation, there are still signs the two are divided on diplomacy with Tehran. The press conference that followed the signing of a joint declaration on US-Israeli strategic cooperation by President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid Thursday exposed …

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• 15 July

  How to rescue and rebuild the US-Saudi relationship

  

  When he arrives in Riyadh this week, US President Joe Biden is poised to finally end the purgatory in which the US-Saudi relationship has languished since his inauguration. To many Americans, meaningful engagement with the Saudi government remains anathema given Saudi Arabia’s heavy-handed prosecution of the war in Yemen and …

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• 15 July

  US Intel: Iran Set to Supply Hundreds of Drones to Russia

  

  Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of drones, some of which will be able to carry weapons for use in the conflict in Ukraine. Iran is also preparing to train Russian forces on operating these drones as early as July. The Iranian government is preparing to supply Russia …

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• 15 July

  US Army’s Africa-focused task force hands reins to new boss with strong French ties

  

  Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund took command Thursday of the Vicenza, Italy-based task force in charge of the Army’s efforts in Africa. Wasmund replaced Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, who led the Southern European Task Force, Africa, for the past two years. Before the Vicenza posting, Wasmund served as the deputy commander …

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• 15 July

  China rebukes Navy operation in South China Sea as US strike group enters area

  

  The U.S. Navy “seriously violated China’s sovereignty” on Wednesday by sending a destroyer past the Paracel Islands, a disputed chain in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese military command for the area. The USS Benfold steamed past the Paracels, 200 miles off China’s southern coast, on a freedom-of-navigation …

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• 15 July

  US would use force against Iran ‘as a last resort’: President Biden

  

  The US would use force “as a last resort” to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, US President Joe Biden said this week. In an interview with Channel 12 News that aired soon after he arrived in Israel on Wednesday, Biden said: “The only thing worse than Iran now …

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• 15 July

  Бег по потоку

  Аналитик Александр Фролов — о том, как и почему возвращающаяся «Газпрому» из Канады турбина может снизить поставки газа в ЕС Оказавшийся в заложниках у Канады газоперекачивающий агрегат (ГПА) с компрессорной станции (КС) «Портовая» может вернуться на место службы и возобновить прокачку газа по «Северному потоку». Оттава наконец поддалась на уговоры …

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• 15 July

  Biden Says Iranian Military Unit Will Remain on US Terrorist List

  President Joe Biden said in an interview with an Israeli TV station that an elite Iranian military unit would remain designated a terrorist group by the US, even if that means he can’t secure a return to the multinational deal intended to restrain Iran’s nuclear program. He also said he …

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• 15 July

  State Dept official: ISIS ‘resurgence’ more likely if American, other foreign fighters stay detained in Syria

  Timothy Betts said it is better for prisoners’ home countries to repatriate them so they are no longer in the region A State Department official warned that the large number of non-Syrian fighters currently detained in Northeast Syria would pose less of a risk to global security if they went …

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