By Yiğit Saner Speaking to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, Middle East expert Mordechai Kedar relayed messages of “goodwill” from HTS to Israel. Kedar, a former officer in Israeli Military Intelligence, emphasized that the HTS militants view Israel “not as a problem, but as a solution”. He also stated, “I conveyed a detailed list of equipment requested by HTS to officials ...
By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt Despite his departure from the White House in 2021, Gulf states’ ties to US President Donald Trump have not been severed. The Trump Organization has struck business deals with a number of his allies in the region, notably the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has maintained close ties to Gulf ...
West Asia continues to be subjected to Israeli aggression. Among the countries in the region, Iran is responding the most severely to the aggression. Alongside Iran, Türkiye is another country that has taken a clear stand against Israel, as exemplified by its support for Hamas. This frequently poses the question whether the two countries can somehow confront Israeli aggression and ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist If there is one lesson that Israel can learn from its so-called “history” in the territories it usurped – the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the Israel-Lebanon wars – it is the fact that its “enemies” have emerged stronger than in any previous war. ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist As the Middle East descends into chaos with Netanyahu’s uncontrollable moves, the question to be asked is who/who is responsible for the continued deaths of children and the use of hospitals, places of worship and technological equipment as weapons by turning them into booby traps. As of today, Israel’s occupation and genocidal war in Gaza ...
By Masoud Sadrmohammadi On the night of October 1, Iran launched a missile attack targeting various locations across Israel with hundreds of missiles. This marked Iran’s second missile strike against Israel, following the missile/drone attack on April 13, 2024. Iran carried out this attack despite repeatedly emphasizing its efforts to avoid escalating tensions in the region and refraining from responding ...
Iran launched a major missile attack on Israel: Many hit Tel Aviv, according to reports. Israel. Right after Iran’s operation, UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek was guest to Sputnik Turkish. We present the interview translated into English with heading and subheadings added by us. The only language Israel understands Iranian President Pezeshkian recently said, “We didn’t retaliate ...
The world’s eyes are on Lebanon after the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the central commanders in Israel’s attack. We continue to present the observations and evaluations of our sources in the region. Gürkan Demir, the Iran correspondent for Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal, shared his observations from the protests in Palestine Square of Tehran and reported on what is ...
By Adem Kılıç Political scientist In the last week alone, Israel’s destruction of an Iranian-controlled missile facility in Syria, the deployment of army forces to the Lebanese border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s announcement that the security cabinet has decided to “deepen its actions against Hezbollah and Houthi forces” have given us great clues about the future of the war. Indeed, ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan evaluated on the current situation of Israel in a broader internal, regional and global context, covering the nature of Israel’s policies, its supporters, it’s shattered image in the world as well as China and Russia’s position. Two kinds of protest in Israel Güzaltan evaluated the ongoing anti-government protests in ...