Trump follows Obama’s lead and gives Iran just what it wants
President Trump’s decision to reevaluate the nuclear deal was a step forward for the West’s efforts to contain Iran, but the White House took two…
Syria
Russia is using a video game to ‘prove’ the U.S. is letting ISIS flee Syria
The image provided by the Russian defense ministry was damning: three Islamic State trucks led by an armored vehicle on their way to a key battlefield in…
Saudi-Iran proxy wars: In pursuit of regional hegemony
Saudi Arabia and Iran have been battling each other for regional hegemony for years. Hostilities have increased since the Saudis, backed by the United States, baulked at…
Syria war: Air strikes on Atareb market ‘kill more than 50’
At least 53 people are reported to have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in northern Syria. A market was hit, with…
Turkey, Russia agree to deepen relations
Ankara and Moscow have agreed to deepen bilateral ties, Turkey’s president said on Nov. 13. “We have agreed to deepen our relations,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
Trump, Putin agree ‘no military solution’ in Syria
Russia and the United States will continue their efforts fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria, US President Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir…
Israel gives lukewarm welcome to post-war Syria ‘principles’
JERUSALEM – Israeli officials are giving a lukewarm reaction to an international agreement laying out principles for post-war Syria. The agreement, announced in a U.S.-Russian…
U.S. and Russia Are Nearing an Agreement on Resolving the Syrian Civil War
(WASHINGTON) — The United States and Russia are nearing an agreement on Syria for how they hope to resolve the Arab country’s civil war once…
After IS collapse, Syria government faces US-backed Kurds
With the fall of the Islamic State group’s last significant stronghold in Syria, Iranian and Russian-backed Syrian troops now turn to face off with their main…
Syria conflict takes its toll on Golan Druze
The small Syrian population that has remained steadfast in the Golan Heights continues to be loyal to Damascus and the Syrian motherland, although 50 years have passed…