Middle East

Most political analysts would classify Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s style of political maneuverings as Machiavellian, based on his reported actions over the past two decades.

Iran’s Mahan Air A310-304 W5142/IRM142 departed Iran's airspace towards Damascus on Sunday February 10, 2019, carrying weapons and ammunition to Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ (IRGC) Quds force in Syria and Hezbollah.

UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced on Thursday that Iran is recruiting militia fighters based in East Syria to fill the positions left behind US forces in these areas.

A top Russian delegation and Putin’s envoy for Syria welcomed by Israeli President Netanyahu on Tuesday to discuss tensions that exist between Tehran and Jerusalem in Syria.

Touraj Esmaeeli, a top advisor working for the cyber department of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council fled the country on Tuesday, drawing out hundreds of classified documents.

Brett McGurk, former US president envoy for the Global Coalition in fight against ISIS accused Turkey of supporting extremist groups in Syria in a televised interview with CNN on Wednesday January 23.

The United Arab Emirates has called upon international community to restrict Iran’s interventionist behavior in the Middle East, adding instability and crisis to the existing problems, Emirate News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Tensions raised up between Tehran and Jerusalem as Israeli military confirmed in an unusual statement on Monday it attacked Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria, AP reported.

Israeli Ambassador to UN, Danny Danon, urged the Security Council to stop Iran’s missile threat, Israel National News reported on Sunday.

Iranian-backed Islamic group of Hamas said Tehran funded new houses in the Gaza Strip to former Palestinians prisoners who had been held by Israel, Ashraq Al-Awsat reported on Friday.