China ignores US embargo, buys 40pc of Iranian oil. Alaska encounter ends on jarring note
After hurling mutual accusations, top US and Chinese officials on Friday, March 19, ended their first encounter since Joe Biden
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US threatens “firm action” for a Russian-led Assad-Hizballah offensive against Daraa
The Trump administration delivered an unmistakable military warning to Moscow and the Assad regime on Saturday, May 26, to hold
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US may preempt an Assad chemical strike in Syria
Signs were gathering in Washington and the Middle East Tuesday, June 26 that the Trump administration was preparing a substantial
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First Russian base for SE Syria – near US garrison
The Russian engineering corps has started building a new base in southeastern Syria at a small village called Khirbet Ras
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Mistrust Deepens as US and Russia Spar at Ever Closer Quarters in SE Syria
Mistrust between Moscow and Washington is deepening, as the two powers struggle to control the forces they sponsor and their
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Russian warning: US planes in W. Syria are targets
Moscow Monday, June 19, issued a sharp warning to the United States over its operations in Syria: "Any aircraft, including
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US, Russia Ratchet up Mid-East Military Cooperation
Unheeding of the investigation into his alleged associations with Moscow, President Donald Trump has added another notch to US military
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Iran Offers Air Base to Break up Russia’s Syria Partnership with the US
Last summer, Russian jets were surprisingly allowed to use an air base in Iran for attacks in Syria, the first
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US-Russian steps vs Iran await new NSC chief
Michael Flynn’s abrupt resignation as National Security Adviser Monday night, Feb. 13, was a crippling blow to Donald Trump’s foreign
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Trump-Putin safe zones deal ousts Iran from Syria
Syria stands on the threshold of dramatic changes that will directly impact on the strategic and military situation along the
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