Iran vows revenge after airstrikes target its assets in Syria There’s no broker: U.S. is sidelined, Russia not ‘in control’ There have been coups and revolutions, external invasions and proxy conflicts, but the Middle East hasn’t seen a head-to-head war … Read More
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman discuss the confrontation with Iran and Syria on February 10 2018. Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense Reports say cabinet ministers set to be briefed on … Read More
BEIRUT — Missile strikes at two Iran-linked bases in Syria caused huge explosions and killed dozens of pro-government fighters, a monitoring group said Monday, in an attack seen as Israel’s latest blow in a shadow war to contain Iranian influence. Syrian state media … Read More
The rumblings of an open conflict between Israel and Iran in Syria are growing louder. When President Trump launched yet another one-off missile salvo against the Syrian regime, it came on the heels of a suspected April 9 Israeli strike on an Iranian facility at a Syrian air … Read More
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at a local government conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday February 14 2018. Ariel Harmoni/Ministry of Defense ‘Russian systems are in Syria, they are not acting against us, we have an open line & dialogue’ Liberman … Read More
What are the allegations? President Assad’s government has been accused of launching a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma on 7 April, 2018. Barrel bombs containing toxic substances were allegedly dropped from helicopters, killing “up to 75 … Read More
Russian and US-allied forces avoided conflict during Friday’s airstrikes on alleged Syrian chemical weapon sites. But Moscow sees the US’s ongoing involvement in Syria as nothing more than spoiler. Still, analysts say, Russia needs the US to help diplomatically. Mikhail … Read More
The U.S. and its British and French allies defied Russian warnings Friday in a trilateral attack against Syrian government facilities allegedly associated with the production of chemical weapons. However, experts said the move was unlikely to end the war unless … Read More
PUTIN’s government has announced it is making preparations for a major response to the US after Trump ordered fresh sanctions against Russia, as tensions between the two world powers continues to dramatically deteriorate. Earlier this month the US announced it … Read More