... China-mediated rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Given that these countries are regional “centers of power”, their new and... ... Iran’s relations with other countries, especially its evolving cooperation with China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. If any agreement has been reached (which is currently too early... ... important factor shaping the Middle East’s approach to international relations is Turkey’s foreign policy. Particularly important, is Turkey’s position on Syria prior to the presidential elections in May 2023, and the new aspects it has now...
The parties to the Syrian conflict must understand that it is impossible to reach ... ... shadow of global crises, all exacerbated by the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine. The recent tragedy that befell Turkey and the five provinces in the neighboring Syria has once ... ... attention of the international community not only to the loss of thousands of lives and colossal destruction but also to the extent ... .... Syria remains an arena for score-settling between Israel and Iran, Turkey and the Kurdish militias, as well as the geopolitical ...
... country, mainly in Tripoli, unless an agreement is reached among militant groups in addition to Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, the USA and Russia. The impeachment process of US President Donald Trump and the US role in the MENA region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and Iran. It is also expected that many MENA capitals will witness protests that would change the balance of power in the region. ...
It is becoming increasingly more difficult for Moscow to retain its position as an honest, if not completely independent, broker
On February 14, the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Sochi to discuss Syria and hold separate bilateral meetings. Recently, new developments have emerged that could prove dangerous if each state pursues its own hidden agenda. The three states depend on the Astana format for settling the Syrian issue.
By 2019, the Syrian ...
The Mutating Inter-Relations among the Key Actors in the Syrian Conflict: Russia, the United States, Turkey, Iran and Israel
The Syrian crisis continues to bring new surprises. Analysts are becoming increasingly concerned with the “mutating” ... ... hand, as we have already mentioned above, it makes sense to the radical Islamists and jihadists, which number in the tens of thousands in Idlib (Gen. [retired] Amos Yadlin, Director of Israel’s Institute of National Security Studies and former Head of ...
Relations between the U.S. and Russia appear to be almost at the point of no return
... ... impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise ... ... further antagonizing relations.
First, NATO-member Turkey
shot down
a Russian aircraft in November 2015 ... ... April 2017, the U.S. fired 59 cruise missiles at Syrian airbase on grounds that the Syrian military ... ... Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord with Iran impact U.S. Missile Defense deployments in Europe ...
...
shelling of the border town of Karkamış
by militants, Turkey
has announced the launch of
Shield of the ... ... destroy the militants’ bases in the Turkey–Syria border regions.
On the first day of the operation ... ... by the fact that the country patched things up with Russia and carried out mass culls of the armed forces ... ... Defence/Youtube
Alexey Khlebnikov:
What Did Russian Bombers in Iran Mean?
The position of the United States with ... ... States and Turkey that have been caused by the accusations that the United States is “harbouring” ...
Hordes of politicians and pundits in Russia and beyond were stunned by the surprise end of Moscow’s operation in Syria. In fact, the Kremlin has achieved its key military and political ... ... launch, Mr. Putin
insisted
that IS was manned by five to seven thousand natives from Russia and other CIS countries, while upon its ... ... Tehran nuclear deal when the prospect of a peripheral war against Iran moved to the backburner. As a result, the United States virtually franchised Syria to its regional allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia whose views on Syria hardly coincide with ...
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties,... ... bombings in recent days that have targeted Turkmen—on the border area of Turkey and Syria. Turkey is supporting these Turkmen rebels against Assad that Russia is bombing... ... massacre mainly Sunni rebels and civilians with the help of Shiite Hezbollah and Shiite Iran just for Russia's having a naval base on Syria’s coast and a few...
