Κοινωνικά Δίκτυα
About three weeks ago I had confirmed that we were closer than ever to reaching a deal that would end the war in the Gaza Strip and release the Israeli hostages held by the Hamas militia. Today it seems that we are hours or days away from announcing this deal. A pragmatic analysis of this deal from the perspective of the Israeli government, Hamas, and what comes after it.
General Joseph Aoun is the fourteenth president of the Lebanese state, after more than two years of vacuum and internal political struggle and international and regional movements. This important development comes amid a state of anticipation on the Lebanese-Israeli border, a political earthquake in Syria, and panic in Iran. A reading of the Lebanese scene after the election of Joseph Aoun and the difficulties he will face in the next stage.
Αt dawn on December 7th, 2024, less than 24 hours before Bashar al-Assad fled the Syrian capital Damascus, while the Syrian armed opposition forces were still stationed on the outskirts of Homs, the Free Syrian Forces stationed in the al-Tanf area began an attack on the city of Palmyra in the heart of the Syrian desert, with support from the American warplanes. The target was ISIS positions in the area. A reading of ISIS’s next move after the fall of the Assad regime.
Next Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will go on an important visit to Tehran. Al-Sudani will carry with him several thorny files, most notably the file of the Iraqi militias supported by the IRGC. It is important to read my previous thread of the Iraqi scene to understand the atmosphere between Baghdad and Tehran.👇👇
On January 3, 2020, General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a raid carried out by the US Air Force. Soleimani was not just the commander of the Quds Force, one of the brigades of the IRGC, but he was a cornerstone of Iran's project in the Middle East. While Iran's allies in the region moved on, Iraq was the most affected by the killing of Soleimani, and this day became the beginning of a new phase of Iranian influence in Baghdad. A reading of the Iraqi scene amid regional changes and internal tensions.