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President Donald Trump said the latest round of U.S. strikes on Iran would not last long, even as Washington prepares to keep some of its forces deployed across the Middle East into 2027 — a sign that the confrontation with Tehran could outlive the current military campaign. Speaking to reporters at the White House on […]
Iraqi officials often insist that the Popular Mobilization Forces are an integral part of the country’s national security apparatus. They point to a 2016 law passed by Iraq’s Parliament that formally incorporated the forces into the armed services and placed them under the prime minister’s direct supervision. That may be true on paper. On the […]
Israel and Greece unveiled their “Achilles Shield” defense deal Monday as Tel Aviv’s relations with Turkey are sharply deteriorating, raising questions over whether the multibillion-dollar agreement is part of a broader effort to counter Ankara’s growing regional clout. In announcing the largest defense deal ever struck between Israel and Greece – a historic military rival […]
U.S. sanctions imposed this month have shed light on the role Turkey plays in moving money from Iran to Hezbollah. Where once the Assad government in Syria provided a dependable link between the two, its collapse has forced a more dispersed network that relies on cash, couriers, commercial flights and cryptocurrencies. The Treasury Department on […]
It’s not just the process of disarming Hezbollah that is proving harder for Lebanon than anticipated. Last year, before that fraught effort was initiated as part of negotiations to end the U.S. war against Iran and its proxies, Palestinian groups in Lebanon started handing over their weapons under an agreed process that seemed to be […]
