‘I came, I bombed, now I’m kingmaker of Syria!‘ Russian President Vladimir Putin is now calling the shots in what is left of the former Syrian state left in ruins … Read More Tsar Vladimir – Kingmaker in Syria
Arab Hostilities
Obama’s Middle East Myth vs. Reality
Iran’s radical Revolutionary Guards didn’t waste any time. Just days after the ‘moderates’ were thought to have made gains in the election, the real rulers of Iran launched more ballistic … Read More Obama’s Middle East Myth vs. Reality
IRAN’S MASQUERADING MODERATES
Talk about stacking the deck… all the ‘moderate’ candidates who won in the recent election were first evaluated by the all-powerful Guardian Council of ayatollahs. These fanatical Shiite clerics hold … Read More IRAN’S MASQUERADING MODERATES
Smoke & Mirrors of Syrian Ceasefire
A ceasefire to halt the carnage in a bloody civil war should be a welcome event. But this is not likely in Syria. Two of the most vicious combatants, Daesh … Read More Smoke & Mirrors of Syrian Ceasefire
Israeli Hi-Tech Takes on Hamas Tunnels
Why do Hamas tunnels keep caving in? Is it only due to heavy rain and work accidents, or has Israel solved the problem of those Hamas tunnels being excavated under … Read More Israeli Hi-Tech Takes on Hamas Tunnels
Israel Ponders Hamas Terror Tunnels from Gaza
Israeli officials say that so far Hamas has not yet tunneled under the Gaza border into Israel. However, it may be only a matter of time – sooner or later … Read More Israel Ponders Hamas Terror Tunnels from Gaza
U.S. & Britain hack into Israel’s Top Secret Drone Operations
From a mountaintop in nearby Cyprus, American and British cyber spies have been hacking into Israel’s most closely guarded secrets for years. In a startling expose, the Intercept website has … Read More U.S. & Britain hack into Israel’s Top Secret Drone Operations
Netanyahu Outlines a New Strategy after Iranian Nuclear Deal
In Davos, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu charted a new course. In a memorable interview with Fareed Zekaria, Netanyahu stressed that new clandestine ties with the Sunni Arab countries will supersede … Read More Netanyahu Outlines a New Strategy after Iranian Nuclear Deal
Iran’s Realpolitik & U.S. Sailors
The symbolism was stark. Just days before Washington was due to lift billions of dollars of sanctions on Tehran, the Iranians humiliated ten American sailors who were forced to their … Read More Iran’s Realpolitik & U.S. Sailors
Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Israel Alliance Against Iran?
The Saudi-Iranian clash may portend a changing map of alliances in the Middle East. IsraCast assesses what might soon emerge in light of Iran’s ascendancy that has been bolstered by … Read More Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Israel Alliance Against Iran?