US and Turkey agree on Syria ceasefire. But the ball is still in the Moscow/Damascus court
US Vice President Mike Pence’s announcement in Ankara on Thursday, Oct. 17 that Turkey had agreed to a 120-hour ceasefire
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Vladimir Putin
Despite Erdogan’s bravado, his Syrian offensive is squeezed in a US-Russian hug
US-Russian coordination for holding back Turkey’s operation against Syria’s Kurds goes forward smoothly amid a flurry of talks. On Tuesday,
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Russian warning pauses Turkish Syria operation. US pullback from E. Syria, too, opens door to Iran
The Syrian army’s arrival at embattled Kurdish towns in the north east, backed by Russian threats, seemingly halted the Turkish
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Russia lets Iranian-Hizballah forces redeploy opposite Syrian-Israel border
Exclusive: Deep apprehension in Israel over a Russian U-turn, which is letting small Iranian Al Qods and Hizballah units regain
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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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Iran stages snap civil defense drill against air, missile, radiation attacks on Tehran
Iran on Thursday, June 20, launched a snap civil defense exercise that simulated air and missile strikes on Tehran, as
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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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Trump warns Putin of US umbrella over Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria
Tehran had no reason to expect Russian Pantsir, S-300 or S-400 air defense missiles to begin knocking out the Israeli
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Israelis take election holiday before waking up to changed Mid-East realities
For a month, Israelis and their media were too steeped in ferocious electioneering, among bidders to lead the next government
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Russian Military Elite honors Zachary Baumel in a grand memorial ceremony
A special memorial ceremony for the missing Israeli soldier Zachary Baumel took place at the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday,
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