Middle East
Jerusalem asked Cairo to up security following intelligence of possible Iranian-directed attacks.
Blackouts have plunged highways and shopping malls into darkness and brought manufacturing “to a near halt.”
One of the pilots sustained minor injuries during the incident over the Red Sea.
“The Iranian regime is actively targeting U.S. citizens,” such as Stephen Troell, “living in countries around the world for kidnapping and execution,” the prosecuting attorney said.
Middle East scholar Mordechai Kedar lays out the opportunities developing in Syria and the potential Sunni wave that may topple Iran—with Israeli help.
It marks the first face-to-face meeting between Erdoğan and Pezeshkian since the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime.
“You claimed victory over the U.S. and Israel just a year ago, and now you position yourselves as victims,” activist Abdul Rahman al-Otaibi said.
The crisis can be an opportunity for coordination between the two nations, but Ankara and Jerusalem have conflicting interests and goals.
Amichai Chikli juxtaposed an independent Kurdistan with a Turkish-ISIS alliance
Joel Rayburn and Morgan Ortagus are being reviewed for assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, sources told Politico.
While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed a willingness to strengthen ties with Washington, Ankara’s foreign policy—particularly its engagement with BRICS, pro-Hamas stance, and continued ambivalence toward NATO—poses significant challenges.
After losing Syrian supply routes, Iran could try shipping arms to Lebanon and gaining influence in Syria via Al Qaeda, according to Israeli analysts.
