Israel Approaching Tehran Operations Like Gaza, Focusing on Civilian Infrastructure
It’s day 6 of a regime change war that Israel has been seeking for more than 30 years, and…
Tag: Middle East
Gulf War Direction Rests on Missiles and Defense Systems, Who Has More and Who’s Running Out
Four days into the missile-heavy hostilities that have engulfed the Gulf and reporters in the Arab world are hot…
Syrians Hoping for Democracy View September Elections as Concerning Amid Continuing Civil Conflict
Arab-world news reports suggest that upcoming September elections in Syria aren’t all that previously-hopeful Syrians had envisioned amid the…
New Syria Constitution Consolidates Total Power, Rejected by Country’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities
On March 13th, Syria’s new ruler the former al-Qaeda member and terrorist leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, signed into law the…
Incomings and Outgoings Raise Hopes for Restrained Middle-East Policy Under Trump
On Tuesday, keen-eyed observers of the Trump transition will have marked a potentially seismic shift in the incoming administration’s…
What Would a Wider War Look Like for Israel and the US?
The risk for the slaughter in Gaza to expand into a wider war in Lebanon and other neighboring countries…
Biden Administration Lays Out Weeks-Long Campaign to Bomb Iran, Congress Threatens Impeachment
In probably the most bizarre public notice of the commencement of military affairs in the nation’s history, spokesmen for…
Could America be Pulled into Another Open-Ended War in the Middle East?
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7th, US remnant forces positioned in Western Iraq and Eastern Syria have…
5/23 End of the Empire: US Losing All Across the Middle East
End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
My Syrian Journey — a View Beyond the Headlines to a Land Before Time
DAMASCUS, Syria. October 2007. PICTURED: The busy Al-Nasser street in downtown Damascus, minarets and all. Ahlan wa-sahlan – Welcome…