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• Eyes on South Africa: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting US financial assistance to South Africa, citing concerns over its land expropriation law, its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and closer ties with Iran, the White House announced on Friday. Furthermore: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism” and declined to attend an upcoming G20 meeting in Jo...Devamını Oku

10 Şub 2025

• Clashes in Pakistan: Pakistani security forces clashed with militants in Balochistan’s restive northwest, leaving 18 paramilitary personnel and 23 insurgents dead. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, in which 70 to 80 fighters ambushed an unarmed border patrol near Kalat, close to the Afghan border. Some background: Balochistan, rich in natural resources yet home to widespread poverty, has long been a battleground for separatis...Devamını Oku

10 Şub 2025

• Lebanon's new government: Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief Joseph Aoun as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years. Some background: Joseph Aoun's candidacy for the mainly ceremonial role—which is reserved for a Maronite Christian under a sectarian power-sharing system—was backed by several key political parties, as well as the US, France and Saudi Arabia. A rival preferred by Hezbollah, the powerful Shia Muslim...Devamını Oku

20 Oca 2025

• Likely allies: Russia and Iran have agreed to closer military co-operation, in a move announced during a visit to Moscow by President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two countries signed a 20-year "strategic partnership" treaty, covering areas ranging from defence and technology to energy and trade. Looking ahead: A planned gas pipeline from Russia to Iran, which the countries are negotiating, will be laid through the territory of Azerbaijan if realized.

20 Oca 2025

• Threatened by Ankara: A report from Israel’s Nagel Committee, established by the Israeli government, has raised concerns about Turkey's increasing influence in the region, warning of potential escalation into direct conflict with Israel. Zoom out: The warning echoed warnings given by numerous former and current Israeli military and political figures over the past month, who hold the view that the new Syrian government and its close relationship with the Turkish go...Devamını Oku

13 Oca 2025

• BRICS expansion: Brazil’s government announced that Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, after expressing its interest in membership late last year. Important note: Brazil, which holds the bloc’s presidency this year, said in a statement that member states had approved Indonesia’s entry by consensus, making it the first nation from Southeast Asia to join the economic grouping. Zoom out: The BRICS grouping, name...Devamını Oku

13 Oca 2025

• More sanctions: The US has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia and Iran, citing alleged efforts to interfere in its 2024 elections. The Quote: The US Department of the Treasury said an affiliate of Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) and a subsidiary of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had worked to stoke domestic tensions: “The Governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sough...Devamını Oku

06 Oca 2025

• Bracing for Trump: Many universities in the US have been advising their international students to return early amid concerns that President-elect Donald Trump may reinstate a travel ban on certain countries following his inauguration. The quote: "The ban is likely to include citizens of the countries targeted in the first Trump administration: Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia. New countri...Devamını Oku

30 Ara 2024

• Iran's currency slump: The Iranian rial fell to its lowest level in history this week, losing more than 10% of value since Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November and signaling new challenges for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. Big picture: It's been a tough couple of months for Iran as its allies and proxies have suffered decisive losses in Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen.

23 Ara 2024

• Pointing fingers: Speaking on state television, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria is the result of a coordinated effort by the US and Israel: “We have no doubt that what is happening in Syria is the result of a joint American and Zionist plan. We have evidence that leaves no room for doubt.”

16 Ara 2024