June, 2022

• 2 June

  Conflict In Ukraine: How Long Can The Middle East Walk A Tightrope? – Analysis

  

  For now, Ukraine is the far from my bed show for most Middle Eastern nations. The question is not if but when Ukraine will arrive on their doorstep. Two centrifugal forces threaten to push Middle Eastern nations off the tightrope: an increasingly bifurcated world populated by a multitude of civilisationalist …

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• 2 June

  Pro-Israel Media’s Hypocritical Approach To Palestinian Rhetoric – OpEd

  

  Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib this month proposed a resolution calling on the US Congress to recognize the Nakba (catastrophe), in which pre-Israeli state Jewish terrorists massacred Palestinian civilians and forced Christians and Muslims to flee their homes. This resolution was the first of its kind to be introduced in Congress, …

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• 2 June

  As The World Sanctions Russia, China Takes Note – Analysis

  

  China is watching closely at how countries are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in preparation for the day it might make its own military move on Taiwan. It is not only considering the military response, but also the economic response. Seeing the economic and financial pressure being applied to …

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• 2 June

  The Downfall Of The Status Of France And Germany – OpEd

  

  France and Germany have always been the most important countries in Europe, both historically and culturally, as well as in terms of economic weight. This, however, is not set in stone, and in the face of major events, changes may occur. Such a major event is now imminent, and that …

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• 2 June

  China Seeks To Create Military Icons To Win Future Wars – Analysis

  

  A famous general once said, the soldier is the army and no army is better than its soldiers. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seems to be ruminating on this axiom and is pulling out all the stops to create wolf warriors in real life too. The clashes along the India–China …

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• 2 June

  King of Bahrain, Russian FM Discuss Ukraine

  

  Bahrain’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received in Manama on Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Talks focused on the latest regional and international developments, most notably the situation in Ukraine. King Hamad stressed to his guest the importance of resolving the conflict in Ukraine in a way …

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• 2 June

  Turkey, Russia to discuss Ukraine exports corridor in talks on June 8

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will come to Turkey with a military delegation on June 8 to discuss creating a potential sea corridor for Ukrainian agricultural exports, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. In a phone call with Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said that …

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• 2 June

  Despite Reported Tensions, Blinken, Saudi Foreign Minister Discuss Yemen, Regional Issues

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. It is the second call between the two counterparts in the last couple of months, despite reports of strained relations between the two countries. Blinken thanked the kingdom for trying …

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• 2 June

  Missiles Hit Iraqi Military Base Hosting US Troops

  

  At least five missiles hit a military base in western Iraq, according to reports citing unnamed Iraqi security officials. The Grad missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base, which hosts US troops, caused some minor damage but no injuries or deaths. The missiles landed just yards from where the US …

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• 2 June

  Bennett Releases Nuclear Documents Stolen From Iran That Show It Spied on IAEA

  

  Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made public on Tuesday documents stolen from Iran by Israel that Bennett says show that Iranian intelligence spied on the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog. Bennett’s release of the documents, offered in a link tweeted by the prime minister, comes after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian …

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