Syria: Air defense systems activated against hostile missiles in Damascus

  Syria: Air defense systems activated against hostile missiles in Damascus   22.07.22, 0:48   Explosions were heard in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on Thursday night, local media reported. According to the reports, the Syrian Air Force intercepted hostile missiles that were fired at Damascus.  

EU sounds alarm over Israel’s ‘continuously increasing settlement expansion’

Construction poses ‘serious threat’ to two-state solution, report says, also pointing to ‘a worrisome trend of rising settler violence’ against Palestinians in the West Bank TOI staffToday, 4:41 pm The European Union accused Israel on Wednesday of undermining prospects for a two-state solution by expanding West Bank settlements and Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. In […]

UK spy chief doubts Iran supreme leader will back nuclear deal

Today, 6:38 pm Britain’s spy chief voices doubt that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will back a return to the 2015 nuclear accord despite marathon negotiations. “I don’t think the supreme leader of Iran wants to cut a deal. The Iranians won’t want to end the talks either so that they could run on […]

Iran: Time for a plan B

If we simply cling to the idea that negotiations will lead to resolution, we’ll be sleepwalking as we did with Russia. Under hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran is increasingly out of control | Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images By Nicola Beer and Peter R. Neumann July 21, 2022 4:01 am Nicola Beer is vice president […]

Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war

Putin’s trip, which comes just days after US President Joe Biden visited Israel, sends a strong message to the West about Moscow’s plans. By REUTERS Published: JULY 19, 2022 16:43 Updated: JULY 21, 2022 08:34 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. (photo credit: CEM […]