Day: December 21, 2021

Turkey, Russia working closely on Syria issue as US excluded – analysis

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Turkey, Russia and Iran have coordinated on Syria increasingly since 2017. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 21, 2021 12:52 Turkey and Russia are meeting in Kazakhstan under the banner of the Astana talks that go back five years, hoping to continue their collaboration on Syria issues. Turkey, Russia and Iran have coordinated on Syria increasingly since […]

Iran’s Guard fires cruise missiles, drones in major military exercise

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Type and range of weapons not specified in report from military-linked media that says five missiles and a number of drones successfully hit their targets APTOI staffToday, 12:36 pm Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday fired cruise missiles during a major military exercise across the country’s south, media reported. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed […]

US national security adviser set to arrive in Israel for talks on Iran

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Sullivan to meet with Bennett as well as Israeli counterpart Eyal Hulata to discuss strategic issues, will also meet Palestinian leader Abbas By TOI staff Today, 8:55 am US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was set to arrive in Israel Tuesday at the head of a US delegation for meetings with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett […]

US preparing for possibility that talks with Iran fail

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06:4521.12.21 White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that the US is preparing for the possibility that nuclear talks with Iran fail. “Because of the way that the Iranians approached and participated in the last round of talks, the President asked the national security team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy […]