April, 2024

• 29 April

  Infographic: Iranian-Israeli Escalation

  

  Iran’s April 14 direct attack on Israeli territory appeared intended to demonstrate Iran’s military technology advances and establish a measure of deterrence against Tehran’s main regional adversary.

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• 29 April

  New US Funding For Kyiv Comes At A Crucial Moment – Analysis

  

  After months of delays in the US Congress, an overwhelming bipartisan majority approved a new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Last week’s vote was a long time coming: the last time Congress authorized funding for Ukraine was December 2022. Before that, the US had allocated a total of $116 …

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• 29 April

  Why I Endorse American Student Protests For Palestinians – OpEd

  

  Normally, I prefer academics to remain separate from politics. It’s fashionable among certain groups to “politicize” everything, which, basically means, one key for every lock on this planet. They hold the bizarre view that everything is “political;” therefore, not to talk about politics in a classroom is somehow being unfaithful …

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• 29 April

  La plus grande puissance mondiale ?

  

  Ce sont les BRICS la plus grande puissance mondiale. Les dernières adhésions, dont l’Iran, attestent du sérieux tranquille de leurs démarches vers les équilibres généraux. Suffit même de les mettre face à l’Occident, aux agitations si frénétiques, aux déraisonnements si déstructurés, aux incohérences de comportements hachurées – pour nous faire …

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• 29 April

  Non, l’économie de l’Iran n’est pas à genoux

  

  Fuite des capitaux et exil des cerveaux, monnaie dépréciée, hyper-inflation, taux de chômage des jeunes au-dessus de 20%, l’économie iranienne paraît proche de la rupture. Mais établir un état des lieux d’un État qui s’est construit dans les sanctions occidentales depuis près de 15 ans, hormis la parenthèse de 2016-2018, …

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• 29 April

  Washington passe au plan B

  

  Voici ce que tout le monde doit comprendre à propos de l’Ukraine : Les États-Unis sont déjà passés au plan B. Non, l’administration Biden n’a pas fait de déclaration officielle à ce sujet, mais le changement a déjà commencé. Le brain-trust de Washington a abandonné tout espoir de gagner la …

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• 29 April

  Iranian President Raisi Travels to Pakistan to Smooth Over Bilateral Relations

  

  Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi traveled to Pakistan earlier this week to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and to smooth tensions lingering from a skirmish between Tehran and Islamabad that erupted after Iran launched missiles into Pakistan, with Pakistan returning fire. There was no mention of longstanding plans to …

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• 29 April

  Erdogan Visits Iraq to Discuss Security, Trade, Water, and Energy Issues

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iraq yesterday, the first time the Turkish leader has made the trip in over a decade, with a host of issues on the agenda including discussions related to counterterrorism, trade, water, and energy. At the top of the list of priorities is counterterrorism …

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• 29 April

  Iran’s Gains and Setbacks from Attack on Israel

  

  Iran’s April 14 missile and drone barrage against Israel demonstrated Iran’s growing strategic capabilities but also its limitations. Iran’s attack reassured its regional allies but also demonstrated that pro-Iranian factions closer to Israel’s borders perhaps pose a greater threat than Iran itself. The defeat of its missile and drone volleys …

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• 29 April

  Coordinated by Lebanese-Syrian: Syrians Responsible for Abduction and Killing of Pascal Suleiman Arrested

  

  The operational synergy between the Lebanese Army’s Intelligence Directorate and Syrian counterparts led to the capture of the three suspects in a border region shared by Syria and Lebanon. The Lebanese Intelligence Directorate, in collaboration with Syrian authorities, successfully apprehended the three Syrian individuals accountable for the abduction and subsequent …

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