The above video is my latest PressTV interview regarding Israeli minister's claim that the Trump administration plans to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan in a matter of months. The U.S. has engaged in yet another extraordinary breach of all previous foreign policy norms by (not so) tacitly threatening Syria's Pres. Assad with severe consequences … [Read more...]
Israel and Iran: Where are We Going?
We know roughly where we are now. It's not a good place. Pres. Trump has thrown the Middle East into complete turmoil. A precarious status quo has prevailed since the JCPOA agreement was signed in 2015. While there were hostilities that broke out periodically with over 100 Israeli attacks inside Syria mostly on Hezbollah and Iranian positions, none of … [Read more...]
Bolton Plans Sunni Crusade in Syria
Today, the Trump administration announced a brilliant, not-so-new plan to recruit a Sunni army to destroy ISIS in Syria (this is the original Wall Street Journal report). At least that's the theory. In practice, this army will likely ensure Syria is broken into territorial spheres of influence, a strategy known to be favored by Israel. There would be an … [Read more...]
Israel Pimps for New Middle East War
UPDATE: In the course of the day, Israel launched massive retaliation raids inside Syria which targeted eight Syrian and four Iranian military sites. The raids came in retaliation for Syria's downing of an Israeli F-16 yesterday. In response to the massive Israeli incursion Russia, whose anti-aircraft systems were probably responsible for downing the war … [Read more...]
