Iran fires more than a dozen rockets at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad military base and targets Erbil facility. Iran has launched a series of missile attacks on US facilities in Iraq, days after the United States assassinated top Iranian [ More … ]
US president says sites ‘will be hit very fast and very hard’ if Iran takes revenge for Soleimani assassination US President Donald Trump threatened that 52 “high level” Iranian targets “will be hit very fast” [ More … ]
Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport Pre-dawn raid also killed Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a major escalation of regional tensions. Khamenei warns of harsh revenge Iran’s Supreme [ More … ]
The US and Europe raise concerns about the escalation in Libya after reports of Russian mercenaries on the ground! Turkey’s parliament on Saturday approved a security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya’s internationally recognised [ More … ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes the Armenian genocide century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey and dealt a blow to the already problematic ties between [ More … ]
U.S. officials appealed to a renegade Libyan commander in recent talks to forgo what they said would be a destructive offensive into the capital, Tripoli, a senior official said, signaling the Trump administration’s heightened focus [ More … ]
Washington may impose sanctions on Egypt under a US law that targets purchases of military equipment from Russia. According to Reuters, The United States could impose sanctions on Egypt and block it from future military sales if [ More … ]
The two leaders are meeting against a backdrop of strained diplomatic and military ties between Ankara and Washington. by Ben Piven AL JAZEERA NEWS Fresh on the heels of yet another crisis point in an [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly had “frank and very productive” talks Wednesday. According to reports covering the Turkish President’s visit to Turkey, the bilateral talks between the two leaders [ More … ]
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi targeted in US raid in Syria. Trump says Baghdadi died whimpering and screaming US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. He blew himself up [ More … ]
Turkey will continue its anti-terror operation in northeast Syria if an agreement with the United States to pause the operation and allow the withdrawal of People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorists is not fully implemented, Turkish [ More … ]
A letter penned by U.S. President Donald Trump, thought by many to be a prank, received harsh criticism for bizarre language and disregard for diplomatic conventions. The letter was sent to Turkish President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
Egypt’s strongman repeats Hosni Mubarak’s errors, to everyone’s peril. Several years ago, in Cairo, I asked Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to name Hosni Mubarak’s biggest mistake. “He stayed in power for a long time,” Egypt’s sixth [ More … ]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday gave strong backing to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Sisi grapples with protests at home – saying the United States and Egypt have a great long-term relationship. “Everybody [ More … ]
The US will send reinforcements to the Middle East following the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. The Pentagon said on Friday that the US will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab [ More … ]
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