GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as planned by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Whether they want to or not, the Americans must leave Syria,” … Read More
An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on Feb. 11, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90. (February 4, 2019 / JNS) Israel’s now overt war against Iran has moved to the airwaves as well. … Read More
“We’re going to be there, and we’re going to be staying. We have to protect Israel,” he told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on Sunday. “We have to protect other things that we have. But we’re—yeah, they’ll be coming back in … Read More
The Middle East is a collection of countries that, by and large, do not work and play well together. It is not going to get better any time soon. A half-century ago, the author received his first real taste of … Read More
Pope Francis met mufti Rahmi Yaran at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in November 2014 Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, which began in 2013, and visited several countries with large Muslim populations. In February he … Read More
SYRIA and Israel are heading for a war which no outside force will be able to prevent following retaliatory strikes by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) last week, a Middle East expert has warned. The IDF’s retaliation comes after surface-to-surface … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The tensions between Iran and Russia about Iran’s continued presence and the nature of its activities in Syria are expected to continue and even worsen. (January … Read More
Netanyahu and new army chief reap benefits from Syria strikes – but who will sound the alarm bells when Israel approaches the precipice of war? Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Office of the Iranian Supreme Le To get Israel ready for war, … Read More
Syria’s UN envoy says on the same day that if Israel attacks Damascus, it can reach Tel Aviv as well. File photo: Missile fire over Damascus, Syria, January 21, 2019.SANA via Reuters Syria: If Israel can strike Damascus, we can … Read More
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Wednesday that Tehran would maintain its military presence in the country. This comes after Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week that Israel would continue striking Syria so long as … Read More