The big drone attack on Saudi oil facilities was launched by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis from… Iraq
DEBKAfile Exclusive: Early Saturday, Sept. 14, Yemeni Houthi rebels fired at least 10 drones against the Saudi Aramco’s biggest oil
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Trump says US had nothing to do with Iranian rocket explosion
The US President Donald Trump denied any involvement in an explosion during Iran’s preparations for launching a space satellite on
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Israel to Hizballah: A crushing Israeli response will come – even for a “limited reprisal”
Israel categorically rejected Hizballah’s proposal of a “limited reprisal” to close the books on the IDF’s weekend attacks in Beirut
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Saudis and UAE begin quiet talks with Tehran in epic Gulf somersault
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have quietly embarked on talks with Tehran, after waiting in vain for two months for
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Trump: USS Boxer shoots down Iranian drone over Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Thursday, July 18, that the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship took defensive action in the
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Moscow pointedly allows East Jerusalem venue for US-Russian-Israeli Mid-East security meeting
The first gettogether of the US, Russian and Israel national security advisers on Tuesday, June 25 in Jerusalem proved a
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A new US-Iran hot line: More a channel for miscommunication than dialogue
President Donald Trump gave Tehran prior notice ahead of the US attack on Iranian missile sites that was aborted on
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Trump orders military strike on Iran – then pulls back
US aircraft and ships were abruptly turned back when already on their way on Thursday, June 20, to strike a
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Netanyahu is implicitly touted by Trump and Putin in his fight for re-election
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu received an unforeseen boost on Wednesday, May 29, while he was announcing a new election on
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First tentative US-Iranian talks don’t promise easing of war tensions
Both the US and Iran appear for now to be holding back from a direct military confrontation, judging from the
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