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Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the hajj after detaining them
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 5 days agoIran says that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of a crew from its state television broadcaster...
Iraq: Popular Insurrection Against Broken Promises
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJuly 27, 2018: The growing unrest in southern Iraq is spreading and in early July became more anti-corruption than anti-Iran. Tribal leaders were more in touch with how most Iraqis live and ...
Syria: Peace, Poverty and Puzzling Politics
Strategy Page· 5 days agoMay 9, 2023: In the last week Syria was visited by the president of Iran reaffirming support for the Assad government. Without the $30 billion Iran spent since 2011 to keep the Assads in power ...
War-Weary Iraqis Feel for Gaza, but Fear Spread of the Conflict
New York Times· 6 days agoThis was daily life for many Iraqis for years as an insurgent struggle against the American...
Iran: Backlash
Strategy Page· 7 days agoThe unemployment rate is headed for 20 percent and more Iranians are finding themselves with a lower standard of living. Meanwhile, more videos appear showing the families of the ruling clerics ...
Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2014, Sudan closed Iran’s cultural center and expelled its diplomatic officials for purportedly...
Forces: Emirates Get Imaginative
Strategy Page· 1 day agoJuly 30, 2018: Four years after adopting conscription the UAE (United Arab Emirates) has increased the length of time conscripts must serve on active duty. Back in 2014 implementing ...
Winning: Love Us Or Die
Strategy Page· 6 days agoInstead, the Iranians are playing a long game and attempting to gain the support of the largely Sunni and Druze civilian population along the border in (from west to east) ...
Iraq: Threats and Annoyances
Strategy Page· 3 days agoSeptember 15, 2023: Iran continues to be the main threat for neighboring Iraq. For example, Iranians are largely members of the Shia branch of Islam. Only about ten percent of Moslems are Shia ...
Russia: Slow Roll In Syria
Strategy Page· 5 days agoSeptember 11, 2018: In Syria, even the sudden arrival of Iranian mercenaries to reinforce Syrian forces in the northwest is not enough to start the final battle of the civil war; to take back ...