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A summit at cross purposes: Putin talked about Syria; Bennett’s concern – Iran

Oct 22, 2021 @ 14:45Nov 2, 2021 @ 18:49 Diane Shalem 2328 Views Bennett-Putin summit.Iran, Syria, Ukraine

While President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett formally stressed opportunities for cooperation at the start of the first

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Biden won’t lift sanctions, only “ask” allies to ease pressure on Iran

Feb 8, 2021 @ 10:25Feb 22, 2021 @ 11:18 Diane Shalem 2881 Views Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel, Joe Biden, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen

In its initial Iran steps, the Biden administration is exploring ways to bring Iran to the table for renewed nuclear

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Conflicting reports of near-collision between Iranian airliner and US fighter jets

Jul 24, 2020 @ 11:08Aug 6, 2020 @ 16:21 Diane Shalem 3319 Views Beirut, Syria, US-Iran near air collision

Iran claimed US F-15s “harassed” its passenger plane over Syria on Thursday, July 23, before it managed to land in

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Turkey in military action on three Mid-East fronts, now adds Yemen

Jun 17, 2020 @ 13:09Jul 1, 2020 @ 18:58 Diane Shalem 7539 Views Erdogan, Lbya, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Russia, Syria, Yemen

Turkey is boosting its military intervention in Mid-East conflicts to gain a hand in determining – and cashing in on

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Bitter rift in Assad family. Bashar vs tycoon cousin Makhlouf

May 19, 2020 @ 16:41May 24, 2020 @ 10:47 Diane Shalem 4426 Views Bashar Assad, Rami Makhlouof, Syria

Syria’s finance minister on Tuesday, May 19, ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, President Assad’s billionaire cousin

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Iraqi Shiite militia chiefs redeployed to Syria as well as Iran. Hizballah disbands Bekaa strike bases

Jan 5, 2020 @ 23:03Jan 19, 2020 @ 9:47 Diane Shalem 7510 Views HIzballah disbands Bekaa sites, Iran anti-US revenge, Shiite militias sent to Iran, Syria

Iran’s threats of revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s death were coupled on Sunday, Jan. 5, with practical preparations for action. DEBKAfile’s

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Kochavi: Direct conflict with Iran is improbable. Still, he warned of increased fire power against civilian areas

Dec 25, 2019 @ 13:13Jan 7, 2020 @ 12:19 Diane Shalem 6688 Views Hamas, IDF, Lt.Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Syria

In a wide-ranging lecture on Wednesday, Dec. 25, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said: “Although a direct

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Israeli air strikes knock over dozens of Iranian Guards and Syrian army targets

Nov 20, 2019 @ 5:38Nov 30, 2019 @ 10:56 Diane Shalem 8520 Views Lt.Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Qassem Suleimani, Syria

Israel fighter jets early Wednesday, Nov. 20 smashed dozens of Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Syrian military targets in Syria –

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Netanyahu warns Iran & Syria; Nasrallah, Saudi Arabia. Iran redeploys big Saegheh-2 drones at T-4

Jul 13, 2019 @ 12:20Jul 21, 2019 @ 13:03 Diane Shalem 9749 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah, Iranian Saegheh-2 drones, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah was implicitly threatening Saudi Arabia as well as Israel when he said on Friday, July 11, that

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Netanyahu confers with Air Force chiefs, warns F-35s can reach Iran

Jul 9, 2019 @ 17:13Jul 21, 2019 @ 13:07 Diane Shalem 19555 Views Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam NOrkin, Binyamin Netanyahu, F-35 squadron, Iran, Syria

Binyamin Netanyahu, PM and Defense Minister, sat down on Tuesday, July 9, with Israel’s Air Force chiefs for an unusual

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