Turkey Finds Flaws in Russian S-400s. A Ploy to Get US Patriots?
Turkey is complaining that the advanced S-400 air defense missiles purchased from Russian – in defiance of US wishes –
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Iran as World Class Exporter of Covid-19 to Its Neighbors
Tehran is fudging the figures, Damascus is in denial, Lebanon is looking to Hizballah for help; Iraq is getting help
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The Middle East Is Still Too Immersed in Its Own Wars to Fight Coronavirus
The dread coronavirus plaguing the world has not doused the flames of at least four conflicts enveloping the Middle East.
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US and pro-Iranian Militias Set for Head-on Collision in Iraq
Just two months after the US terminated Qassam Soleimani, Iran’s schemes are again rolling forward. On Monday, March 30, his
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Russian Gen. Shoigu Is Back in Damascus to Stop the Bloody Idlib Contest
After a year’s absence from the Syrian arena, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, turned up in Damascus on Monday, March
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Saudi King Boosts Crown Prince’s Ascent to the Throne and Cheap Oil Strategy
The detentions on March 5 of Ahmed bn Abdulaziz, the brother of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, and his nephew, former
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Iran Bids for $4-5bn Worth of Russian Arms for When Embargo Expires
The arms embargo mandated against Iran by the 2015 nuclear weapons deal with six world nations expires in October. Ignoring
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Seeking the Elusive “Herd Effect” to Beat back Coronavirus
Hong Kong was a rare success story in the global war on coronavirus (150 cases in a region of 7.5m
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Gantz Quits Opposition to join Netanyahu in a Unity Government – under Covid-19 Pressure
In any normal situation, Binyamin Netanyahu would be finished as a political leader and about to bow out from 11
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Putin’s Palestinian Ties. What’s in It for Him?
Why are the most radical Palestinian leaders made welcome in Moscow? On March 11, Russian media carried a photo of
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