PFYT2Claims have been made that Turkey was scoping out areas of occupation in Palmyra, Syria. Long time readers here know there were areas in the north of Syria that did have Turkish outposts already present- part of the tripartite agreements made between Iran, Russia and Turkey. Palmyra is somewhat distant from those previous locations. That […]
Financial Times The US on Saturday launched a wave of air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, as Donald Trump warned that “hell will rain down upon” the Iran-backed group if they continue to attack shipping in the Red Sea. The US president also warned Iran to halt its support for the militant group “immediately”. […]
Yemen’s Houthis having a hypersonic missile?And Israel failed to intercept? Netanyahu is threatening massive retaliation. Admittedly this news took me by surprise today!! A few excerpt from the links below Netanyahu vows to exact heavy price from houthis for missile attack Houthi missiles reach central Israel for first time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel […]
Just the fact that this deal was brokered at all speaks of China’s growing influence in the region. And this deal was done diplomatically as well. There is no way this is going to sit well with the US or Israel. An overview from the Stimson Centre (US Based Think Tank) At a time of […]