..., Revolutionary Guard commander General Mohammad Pakapour, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, and Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi.
Ivan Timofeev:
Attack on Iran: A Balance of Results
Following Khamenei's passing, official statements made an effort to ... ... system's institutions and customs. According to the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s
statement
, the conflict with Israel and the United States would not end and the institution would not be impacted. However, Khamenei's position within the ...
Major players are less sensitive to crises; asymmetry of potential is hardly an obstacle to resistance; a lack of allies is a problem; but being a junior partner can lead to being held hostage to a major player’s game
The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has reached its first critical juncture. It can be characterised as an attempt at a crushing, disarming strike. The targets included the country’s spiritual, political, and military leadership, as well as its industrial,...
... politics, overwhelming military superiority has long been regarded as the ultimate guarantor of security. The United States remains the world’s most capable military power in terms of global reach, technological sophistication, and alliance networks. Israel, likewise, possesses advanced capabilities unmatched in its immediate region. Yet modern conflicts increasingly demonstrate a sobering reality: battlefield dominance does not automatically translate into strategic success.
The recent war in Gaza ...
... favour of a military scenario being likely. First of all, the US has very specific motives for conducting an operation at this particular moment. Iran has been one of Washington's key and consistent adversaries for over forty years. Iran's relations with Israel, a key US ally in the region, are even more acrimonious. The two allies assume that Iran has been pursuing nuclear weapons for many years. The successful example of North Korea, which has become a de facto nuclear power, is an important example ...
... in Gaza by focusing on other topics. Israel also expanded its military presence in Gaza. In terms of the West Bank, Israel sought to legalise the news settlements and expand old ones, including within the E1 corridor, which de facto separates East Jerusalem from the West Bank. As for the military presence in Gaza, Israel has used the ceasefire as a cover for building new military outposts and gradually moving the so-called yellow line.
At the same time, the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit and UN Security Council Resolution 2803 can be viewed not only as a final act in a ...
... attended the meetings, which, according to a statement issued by US envoy Tom Barrack on November 13,
established
a US-Turkish-Syrian framework for integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into new Syrian structures and redefining Turkish-Syrian-Israeli relations. On November 18, Trump
met
with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to strengthen regional understanding of Syria's new role in US strategy.
Basel Haj Jasem:
Postponing War, Not Building Peace: Limits of Syrian-Israeli Security ...
... after the UN Security Council. Under the initiative of the United States, the UN decided to remove him from the sanctions list. Beyond a high-level Syrian-Turkish-U.S. meeting on key regional security files (SDF, Suwaida, Hezbollah, Southern Syria, Israel), the visit culminated in the Syrian administrator’s declaration of intent to join the international coalition against ISIS. Al-Sharaa sought above all to repeal the Caesar Act, seen as an obstacle to Syria’s recovery and reconstruction.
Alexey ...
... region.
Debate over the causes of the new military phase of the YC spans a broad spectrum of interpretations: from assertions that Houthi actions pose threats to maritime security in the Red Sea and that the “Axis of Resistance” led by Iran endangers Israel’s security, to the opposite accusations directed at the United States and Israel, of aggressive policies and the obstruction of a lawful settlement in Gaza. For the purposes of studying the anatomy of the Yemeni crisis, it is important to emphasize another aspect of this issue: chronic ...
Even if Israel completely abandons the former foundation of its statehood – the “island” of the West in the Middle East – its place in regional affairs will remain unchanged
Even if Israel completely abandons the former foundation of its statehood – ...
... number of regional and extra-regional actors, with strong participation from European countries. Its outcomes, however, were largely declarative. One of the main reasons for this was the absence of one of the key players at the negotiating table — Israel.
Ibragim Ibragimov:
The Blockade’s Toll: How War Is Deepening the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited but declined to participate at the last moment. The official reason cited was the upcoming Jewish holiday,...
