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“I think they’re going to continue to perform provocative actions over there… and I think they’ll look at every opportunity they can to do that,” US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters. DECEMBER 28, 2019 07:38 WASHINGTON – Iran could carry out “provocative actions” in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere in that region in the […]
French government demands release of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal, expresses ‘extreme concern’ about the health of the former after she launches hunger strike France’s government has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the release of two French researchers held in a notorious Tehran prison, and to express “extreme concern” about the health of one who […]
Iran targets academics because it views them as the soft underbelly of western countries. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 28, 2019 10:30 France condemned as “intolerable” the detention of two academics in Iran. Tehran has held Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal since June, according to France 24. They are just some of several academics Iran has […]
The rocket attack comes amid a political crises in Iraq where the prime minister has resigned and president has threatened to resign SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 28, 2019 11:37 A US civilian contractor was killed and several US service members and Iraqi personnel wounded during a rocket attack on the K-1 base near Kirkuk on […]
The rocket attack comes amid a political crises in Iraq where the prime minister has resigned and president has threatened to resign A US civilian contractor was killed and several US service members and Iraqi personnel wounded during a rocket attack on the K-1 base near Kirkuk on Friday night. It is the most serious […]
On Friday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Iranian people should be able to mourn the protesters slaughtered during the protests in November, after security forces cracked down on commemorative gatherings on Thursday. “The Iranian people have the right to mourn 1,500 victims slaughtered by Khamenei during Iran protests. The regime fears its […]
The S-500’s technical specifications remain shrouded in secrecy, although reports speculate that the system will be capable of destroying targets from distances of up to 600 km away. Preliminary tests of the S-500 air defence system will begin in 2020, and deliveries are planned beginning from 2025, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said. “Next […]
As we usher in a new decade on Tuesday, one can’t help but wonder what the next year will hold for the Middle East. 2019 was a year of immense tension, upheaval and change. The world sat at the edge of its seat as protesters took to the streets of countries in the Middle East, […]
Dec 28, 2019 @ 11:33Dec 28, 2019 @ 11:33 At least 30 rockets launched against the US K-1 base near the oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Friday, Dec. 27, killed an American civilian contractor and injured 4 US soldiers. Some 11 to 14 exploded inside the base; the rest outside. They were […]
By Seth J. Frantzman, opinion contributor — 12/27/19 11:00 AM EST The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Across Europe there were fears of ISIS attacks over the Christmas holiday, particularly targeting Christmas markets. A Berlin market was evacuated on Dec. 21. In France, a senator warned […]
DECEMBER 28, 2019 11:09 MOGADISHU – A bomb blast at a busy checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed at least 61 people and wounded dozens, according to an ambulance service official. “So far, we’ve carried 61 dead people and 51 others injured. There are more casualties and the death toll is sure to […]
MEE writers give their take on some of the themes likely to dominate the region in the year ahead David Hearst | Who will douse the flames of Middle East conflicts? Well, we survived 2019 – just – but what beckons for the new year and the new decade cannot but make us hunker down even […]
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVDecember 27, 2019 GMT MOSCOW (AP) — A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country’s nuclear strike capability. Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 […]
Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accelerated the use of its military to extend influence. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 28, 2019 11:01 On Thursday, the Government of the National Accord in Tripoli, one of two governments fighting a civil war in the country, requested Turkey’s military support. This came in the wake of a […]