US severs Iran’s oil export lifeline. A hawkish new Revolutionary Guards chief prepares payback
The US placed its Middle East forces on high alert on Monday, April 22, before announcing the cancellation of waivers
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Crude shoots up to $70 bpd. Three causes
Brent crossed the $70 bpd mark on Thursday, April 4. Although it slipped back slightly on Friday, the upward trend
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King Salman and Erdogan in phone call for ending Khashoggi crisis
The phone call between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Reccep Erdogan Sunday night, Oct. 14, was the first sign
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The Helsinki summit’s reverse impact on three leaders: Putin bolstered. Trump & Netanyahu lessened
The Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki on July 16 boosted the Russian president’s international standing – mainly because he managed to
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Israel & Hamas escalate duel – 45 air strikes over Gaza, 80 rockets vs Israel
Israeli military stepped up its bombardment of Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip Saturday afternoon in an effort to erase
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Russian-rebel ceasefire deals in Daraa are hazy
Although fighting and air strikes over Daraa paused on Sunday, July 8, the ceasefire deals the Russians negotiated with rebel
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US satellites show expansion of North Korean ballistic missile site
Images released on Sunday, July 1 depict North Korea building a wing for the production of solid fuel for ballistic
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IDF watchdog: Israel’s military is not ready for the next war
Maj. Gen (res.) Yitzhak Brick, IDF ombudsman, concludes in his confidential 2017 report that Israel is not ready for the
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Will Erdogan let go if he loses this election?
If President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins another six-year term in Turkey’s elections for president and parliament on Sunday, June 24
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Are US, Russia, Assad lining up against Iran in Syria?
The Trump-Pompeo steps against Iran, widely criticized as unrealistic, are a calculated strategy partnered by Israel, with Moscow’s partial hush
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