News and Reports - The Middle East

Trump Admits Yemen SANK US Warships, Iran & Putin DEEPEN War Preparations

An update on Trump's losing war on Yemen and what it says about US escalations with Iran. Is Trump bluffing, or should Putin, China, and Iran and the multipolar world be on high alert for the unthinkable? - D.H.

Confirmed: The US has deployed a second THAAD battery to Israel, meaning a third of the US THAAD system is located in Israel now

"War with Iran will kill thousands of Americans & the U.S. will lose" Tucker Carlson | Redacted

Scott Ritter & Mohammad Marandi DEBATE Iran vs. US War: Trump's BIGGEST Mistake? | DH

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter and Prof. Mohammad Marandi discuss US escalations with Iran and the potential for a nuclear deal as "indirect" talks take place in the context of an explosive situation in the broader Middle East. Will Trump light the spark that leads to all-out war? - D.H.

Mohammad Marandi: U.S. & Iran Talks Begin — But Doubts Loom Large | DW

Israel’s Deadly Game: Is War Coming?

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating, with Israel, Iran, and the U.S. at the center of a potential conflict. In this eye-opening interview with former UK diplomat Alastair Crooke, we dive deep into Israel's internal divisions, the shifting policies of Donald Trump, and the real story behind Iran’s nuclear program. Israel’s secretive plans for an attack on Iran, coupled with U.S. involvement, could set the stage for a dangerous war. - L.J.

Yemen Forces US Navy into Retreat | Shocking Turn of Events

00:00 - 05:07 : Yemeni Armed Forces and the USS Harry Truman Incident
05:07 - 10:08 : Yemen's Political Dynamics and Regional Alliances
10:08 - 15:10 : Yemeni Armed Forces' Capabilities and Education
15:10 - 20:11 : Yemen's Role in Fighting ISIS and Al-Qaeda
20:11 - 25:12 : Syria's Struggle Against Ethnic Purification and HTS
25:12 - 30:12 : Turkey, Israel, and the United States in Syria
30:12 - 35:15 : Hezbollah, Lebanon, and the Regional Power Dynamics
35:15 - 37:36 : Conclusion and Final Thoughts on Regional Conflicts

:plus: Sky News presenter: Do you agree that Pakistan has a long history of supporting, supporting, training, and financing terrorist groups?

:minus: Pakistani Defense Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif: Well, we were doing these dirty jobs for the United States for about three decades... and for the West; including Britain!

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Iran-US agreement: Too far, too near

After gaining immunity and support from Trump, Julani’s terrorists have resumed their massacres in Syria

Trump praises Saudi Arabia’s prince suspected of ordering journalist’s death

On a trip to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, years after the U.S. intelligence community found that the prince ordered the assassination and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist.

At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum held at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, many of the world’s powerful CEOs, like Tesla’s (and presidential advisor) Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and BlackRock‘s Larry Fink, were in attendance, CNBC reported.

Trump walked onstage while Len Greenwood’s “Proud to be an American” played on. The president then began a 50-minute speech focused on domestic affairs and his friendship with the crown prince, the network wrote. Trump called him Saudi Arabia’s “greatest representative.”

“Mohammed, do you sleep at night?” Trump at one point asked. “How do you sleep? Critics doubted that it was possible, what you’ve done, but over the past eight years, Saudi Arabia has proved the critics totally wrong.”

In response, Bin Salman smiled and placed his hand over his heart, CNBC wrote.

“And if I didn’t like him, I’d get out of here so fast,” Trump continued. “You know that, don’t you? He knows me well. I do — I like him a lot. I like him too much. That’s why we give so much, you know? Too much. I like you too much."

Trump continued his praise to say, “The United States is the hottest country, with the exception of your country,” ABC News reported. “... You’re hotter, at least as long as I’m up here. You’re hotter.”

The president also announced that he would lift sanctions on Syria, previously imposed in 2004 under President George W. Bush and again in 2011 under President Barack Obama, CNBC wrote. The current president hinted that Saudi Arabia requested he lift the sanctions.

“Oh, what I do for the crown prince,” Trump said after the announcement. “The sanctions were brutal and crippling and served as an important, really an important function, nevertheless, at the time. But now it’s their time to shine.”

Bin Salman’s warm reception comes four years after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under the Biden administration concluded in its own report that the crown prince ordered the assassination of Saudi dissident in exile and Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Turkey.

Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 to receive a document to marry his fiancée, BBC News reported. His fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, waited 10 hours for Khashoggi outside the consulate.

A month later, Saudi officials investigated his disappearance and stated that he overdosed after he was sedated following an altercation, BBC News wrote. His body was then dismembered. While Saudi officials said 21 people were arrested in connection with Khashoggi’s death, along with five senior government officials.

Bin Salman has denied any involvement in Khashoggi’s death.

Trump also denied the crown prince’s involvement in the reporter’s death, even after an assessment by the CIA approved of the assassination, BBC News wrote.

U.S. Middle East Policy INFLAMES & Aggravates

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Amid PUTIN's HUGE Success in SYRIA, the Russian Base was Attacked by BRITISH and FRENCH Proxy Forces

'I was invited by British NGO to help extract [Al-Sharaa] from world of terrorism and prepare him for a political role'

Former US Syria Ambassador Ford describes role in reshaping ex-AlQaeda chief into Syria's now-president

'He never apologized once for attacks in Iraq and Syria'

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Larry Johnson talks about why his former employer, the CIA, arms and trains terrorists to deliberately create chaos

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