August, 2021

• 10 August

  China And America: A New Game In A New Era – Analysis

  

  China and the United States are in a different game than the rising power/established power conflicts of the past. Most analyses of such rivalries are based on pre–World War II history and fail to notice that the game changed radically after World War II. Sometimes when alterations are made in …

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• 10 August

  Hezbollah is testing Israel and so far it’s succeeding – analysis

  

  Israel’s response to the Hezbollah rockets could put the Lebanon border in the same situation as the Gaza border. On Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke at the Knesset. He was met by a volley of yelling, heckling and name calling.“Let’s talk about the results [of the last government],” he …

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• 10 August

  Iran’s new president hosts terror leaders as he comes into office

  

  Reports on Saturday evening indicated that IRGC head Hossein Salami had also met the Hezbollah deputy and said that they should prepare for the “collapse” of Israel. Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi hosted a series of prominent terror leaders and pro-Iran proxy group leaders during his inauguration, showcasing how he …

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• 10 August

  Iran believes it has Israel on the run

  

  Iran is coordinating with Hezbollah, Hamas to target Israel after drone attack on tanker off Oman. Iran believes it has been able to outplay Israel in the last week following Tehran’s drone attack on the Mercer Street ship. When tensions rose with the US, UK and Israel after the attack, …

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• 10 August

  Palestinian factions applaud Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel

  

  Hamas welcomed the Hezbollah attack and said that it fully supports the “resistance in Lebanon” in its fight against “the Zionist aggression.” Several Palestinian factions praised Hezbollah over the weekend for firing rockets into northern Israel and vowed to continue launching incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip. Earlier on Friday, …

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• 10 August

  Bennett: Israel won’t accept rocket attacks from Lebanon

  

  “Israel will not accept shooting into its territory,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned. Lebanon must rein in the terrorists shooting rockets at Israel, regardless of who they are, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at the start of Sunday’s cabinet meeting. “The State of Lebanon and the Lebanese Army must take …

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• 10 August

  Nasrallah: Clashes with Israel ‘very dangerous’

  

  The recent events have been some of the most serious clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since the Second Lebanon War. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned on Saturday night that recent clashes with Israel are a “very dangerous development” which has not happened since the Second Lebanon War, a day after …

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• 10 August

  The IDF doesn’t scare Hezbollah anymore – analysis

  

  “We are not seeking a war but we are ready for it and we do not fear it,” Nasrallah threatened. As Hezbollah fired its largest rocket salvo toward Israel in 15 years last week, it became clear that the border with Lebanon has turned into another front where days, if …

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• 10 August

  Can A China-Russia-Pakistan-Turkey-Iran Arrangement Counter The Quad? – Analysis

  On July 28, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who was on a two-day visit to India, emphasised that the Quad is not a military alliance, but an arrangement to spearhead regional cooperation and security while maintaining international rules and values. In a similar vein, the Indian External Affairs …

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• 10 August

  US And Britain Ask Citizens To Leave Afghanistan

  Both the United States and Britain issued advisories Saturday to their citizens, urging them to leave Afghanistan immediately using commercial flight options. “Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabul,” a statement issued by the U.S. …

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