Category: Shiites
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Hezbollah and National Renewal
The Salam government’s cabinet statement, which must be approved by parliament later this week, is another sign that much has changed in the way Hezbollah is addressing Lebanon’s new realities. The statement makes no mention of the triptych of “the Army, the People, and the Resistance,” which had long placed Hezbollah on the same level…
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Hezbollah and National Renewal
The Salam government’s cabinet statement, which must be approved by parliament later this week, is another sign that much has changed in the way Hezbollah is addressing Lebanon’s new realities. The statement makes no mention of the triptych of “the Army, the People, and the Resistance,” which had long placed Hezbollah on the same level…
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How Hezbollah Ends
For Hezbollah, these are trying times. After decades of being Lebanon’s predominant political and military organization, the group is reeling. During a yearlong war with Israel, it lost much of its military infrastructure. Its leadership ranks were decimated. Battered by conflict, in November, it signed a cease-fire agreement with Israel and pulled its forces from…
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Netanyahu’s ‘Iran first’ strategy ignores the real enemy – opinion
Even when these organizations are dismantled, they regenerate time and time again. By AMIT HALEVI FEBRUARY 3, 2025 22:34 (Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the backdrop of an Iranian oil field. (photo credit: Canva, MARC ISRAEL SELLEM, RAHEB HOMAVANDI/REUTERS) The so-called Eleventh Commandment—”Hamas is deterred”—is now well known to every Israeli. Those of us…
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A new Middle East: Saudi Arabia replaces Iran
The newly re-elected US President, Donald Trump, declared last week that his first trip abroad in office might be to Saudi Arabia, even though US presidents traditionally make their first diplomatic visit to the United Kingdom. The unconventional leader in the Oval Office had already broken this tradition in his previous term when he first…
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Trump uniquely placed to ‘whisper’ in Erdogan’s ear over Turkish regional ambitions: Greek defense minister
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Iran Updates, January 2024
The Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS)-led interim Syrian government held a “victory conference” on January 29, during which it formalized much of its consolidation of power since the fall of Bashar al Assad.[i] The conference announced the appointment of HTS leader Ahmed al Shara as the transitional president, though has informally been the de-factor of…
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Iranian octopus extends its tentacles to new countries, proxies
Analysis: Iran’s Axis of Resistance weakened after major setbacks, such as Assad’s fall, Hezbollah’s retreat, and Iraq’s resistance to Iranian influence; Yet, Iran continues rebuilding its regional network, while Israel and allies face a shrinking window to act A year and nearly four months after the outbreak of the war, it can now be declared that…
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Can Iraq Escape Iran’s Grip? 5,000 Years of History Say Yes
It may surprise most Americans, but the “forever wars” haven’t ended quite yet. Rather, the final US-led mission in Iraq — Task Force Inherent Resolve, a 25-nation coalition set up in 2014 to counter the Islamic State — isn’t set to disband until sometime in our new year. Although a small group of US counterterrorist…
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Trump likely to bring geopolitical shifts across Middle East – opinion
Trump’s expected policy, while effective in many ways, carries risks. By DAVID BEN-BASAT JANUARY 19, 2025 01:05 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. (photo credit: CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent re-entry into the White House marks a new era for the Middle East, fundamentally different…