Iran accused of being behind assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister
“We are in close touch with the Iraqi security forces charged with upholding Iraq’s sovereignty and independence and have offered our assistance as they investigate this attack.”
Israel’s Shadow War Dented Iran’s Takeover of Syria, But Only Temporarily
Explosive drones likely launched by Iranian-backed militias last Wednesday night targeted the At-Tanf U.S. airbase in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders.
Gilgamesh Tablet returned to Iraq on anniversary of Torah reading of Noah
The connection to the Biblical flood story being read this week by Jews around the world this week is highly significant. In the Mesopotamian version of the story, King Gilgamesh observed that a man named Utnapishtim was immortal and inquires as to how he acquired immortality.
Iraq Persecutes its Heretics
The lot of political dissidents has always been a brutal one, and so there is every reason to fear that a combination of arrests and propaganda will be unleashed to crush the nascent movement for peace with Israel.
Seth J. Frantzman on Drone Warfare in the Middle East
Crude remote piloted aircraft “have been around for a very long time,” initially used for “mundane tasks,” such as target practice.
Give War a Chance: Arab Leaders Finesse Military Defeat
When Saddam Hussein’s chief spokesman met with the U.S. secretary of state on the eve of the Kuwait War in January 1991, Tariq Aziz said something remarkable to James Baker.
Rethinking the “Arab Spring”: Just a Media Event?
The tidal wave of violent protest that shook the Arab world a decade ago
US Embassy in Baghdad Targeted by Iranian-backed Rocket Strike
US Embassy buildings were damaged in what was the third violation of a truce signed three months ago.
Report: Washington’s Rejection of Israeli Defense Aid Led to Death of U.S Troops in Iraq
Last week the US Army abruptly canceled the purchase of Israel’s Iron Dome system.
Will a Microbe Seal the Fate of Iran’s Virulent Regime?
At least 9,000 have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and 429 have died. Unofficial estimates suggest a figure of 1 million who have been affected by it. And yet, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the virus “a blessing.”