Iran reiterated that it will not give UN inspectors access to its nuclear facilities following a UN Security Council meeting on Friday, facing down calls from Western nations to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The meeting was called...
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments today: • In the first message since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for the killing of...
Rights groups have raised alarm over a government-backed proposal that could restrict political activity in Israeli universities, warning it risks undermining academic freedom and further silencing Palestinian voices on campus . Speaking to The New Arab on Saturday, Index on Censorship...
- - - - Photo by David Iskander on Unsplash A couple of weeks ago, I announced the start of the American Heirloom Project and said I’d provide some actionable advice on how you can be part of this. The details are there on what...
EUA negam vistos a diplomatas de Cuba, Irã, Somália e Palestina para ONU em Nova York. País anfitrião viola acordo de 1947 e controla quem participa. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , X e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Em 2025, o...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Senior Hamas official Abdul-Rahman Shadeed has condemned today’s settler attacks in al‑Mughayir village east of Ramallah and other West Bank areas, describing them as “organized terrorism carried out in full partnership with Israeli forces.” In a statement on Saturday,...
UAE airline flydubai announced on Friday that it will expand its operations in Syria by launching daily direct flights to the northern city of Aleppo, marking the resumption of the route after a more than 14-year suspension. In a statement carried...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) A Palestinian woman detained in Israeli jails told lawyer Hasan Abbadi that prison guards have escalated their assaults and violations against women prisoners. Shahd Muhammad Adi, 23, revealed her testimony regarding the escalation of assaults and violations that Palestinian women...
An Israeli drone strike on Friday wounded staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, in the latest Israeli attack targeting healthcare facilities . At least three "civilians" were injured inside the hospital courtyard, according to Palestinian news...
Hasta que la UE sea capaz de plasmar su ambición en capacidades coordinadas, Chipre seguirá siendo lo que es hoy: un territorio europeo de iure, un instrumento atlántico de facto y una línea de fractura permanente a lo largo de...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Muata Center documented 1,183 violations by Israeli occupation forces and settlers across the West Bank between July 3 and 9, 2026. According to the center’s data, the violations resulted in the killing of one Palestinian and the injury...
Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. Both sides dialled up the rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week rocked...
Hundreds of residents of an eastern Iraqi city protested on Saturday against power cuts during extreme summer heat, an AFP correspondent said. Temperatures in the city of Kut have peaked at 44C, with residents organising protests to urge authorities to boost...
GAZA, (PIC) At least three Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were injured following Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 274th consecutive day. According to media sources, a young man was killed when Israeli...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Jerusalem Committee of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ detention of Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine and preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from inside the Mosque after...
By Medea BENJAMIN Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su “I just want to say there was tremendous love in that room,” President Trump declared as he wrapped up the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara. But anyone looking...
Great powers rarely decline because they lack military strength; they falter when the world loses confidence in their judgment. America’s increasingly erratic approach to Iran suggests that unpredictability has evolved from a diplomatic tool into a dangerous doctrine with consequences...
Israeli authorities have banned the grand mufti of Jerusalem from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for one week. Sheikh Muhammad Hussein was arrested by Israeli forces after he delivered his sermon during Fridays prayers on 10 July, the Jerusalem Governorate said...
Mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over , with a Qatari delegation in Iran and Tehran's top diplomat travelling to Oman. An exchange of fire this...
US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he said was an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs...
Israel’s political leadership has instructed the military to freeze all operations classified as "sensitive" in southern Lebanon following a request from the United States, Israel’s public broadcaster reported Friday evening. According to Kan , the directive will remain in force until...
During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached a major agreement regarding Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptors.The PAC-3 is the premier hit-to-kill air defense missile used...
By Tamas ORBAN Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The EP has already rejected the mass surveillance regime once, so the EPP has now forced a second vote, knowing there won’t be enough MEPs on the...
Vigilantes also took part in the fight that raged all night and the following morning, residents say Nigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a...
GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza condemned repeated Israeli attacks on medical staff and health facilities, calling for an end to the occupation army’s continued assaults on healthcare workers. An Israeli quadcopter drone dropped an explosive device on Kamal Adwan...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Settler attacks in the West Bank are escalating at an unprecedented pace, amid direct protection from the Israeli occupation forces, in a scene that has come to embody a daily reality lived by Palestinians between attacks on lives...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) A Palestinian citizen was injured on Saturday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at him in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Red Crescent reported that Israeli forces and settlers attempted...
As Nigeria braces for another season of devastating rains, people affected describe the mental toll of repeatedly rebuilding their lives Murky water first tore down a perimeter fence, then bubbled into the yard before spilling into every room. Within minutes, electronics,...
GAZA, (PIC) Humanitarian aid trucks in the Gaza Strip no longer transport only food and medicine, but they have come to carry the possibility of death with them on every journey. The drivers who leave their homes before dawn, hoping to...
The man who defied empires for 36 years is gone—but the torch of 1979 burns on. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Ode to the heroes On the morning of February 28, 2026, shortly after 8:00 a.m.,...
Finland’s president talks tough on Ukraine – long-range strikes, NATO membership, Russian collapse. But with just 8 brigades, Stubb’s bold words ring hollow. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, recently gave several...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Israeli airstrikes targeted different areas of southern Lebanon on Friday, killing one person and injuring three others. According to local media sources, one citizen was killed and another was injured following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehicle in the...
The legislative body of the Church of England is set to discuss a report calling for solidarity with Palestinian Christians at a time when communities face "settler colonialism, illegal occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide". The General Synod, who is scheduled...
Finché l’Unione non saprà tradurre la propria ambizione in capacità coordinate, Cipro resterà ciò che è oggi: un territorio europeo de iure, uno strumento atlantico de facto, e una linea di faglia permanente lungo il bordo meridionale della Turchia. Segue nostro...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 73,221 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
As Türkiye carves out an independent foreign policy and expands its military and regional influence, Western strategic circles are increasingly casting Ankara as the next geopolitical challenger—proving that in international politics, today’s ally can quickly become tomorrow’s rival. A friend...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • US President Donald Trump has threatened to "decimate" Iran if it attempts to assassinate him , saying on Friday that...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed different West Bank areas and carried out raids and arrests last night and on Saturday morning, amid settler attacks on citizens and their property. According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a young...
Even White House interference and Fifa’s greed cannot spoil the celebrations. At last, an arena in which multiculturalism triumphs and underdogs score Of all the outrageous things Donald Trump has done, from bombing other countries to appeasing dictators, his sneaky interference...
We have been loath to write about the ceasefire given the limitations and the ongoing circus around the “framework agreement” but have decided that now is a good time to address the geopolitical realities stemming from the ill-conceived conflict. The...
Soon after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four of his family members, as well as other senior leaders, President Donald Trump urged Iranians to rise up, saying: “To the great proud...
At the NATO summit in Ankara, world leaders gathered to discuss security and diplomacy. Yet the most memorable message may have been delivered not in the meeting rooms, but at the dining table. Through carefully selected regional ingredients, celebrated chefs...
John McKeller is a retired American who lives in Russia. Here is his story: Larry recently posted remarks by an American expat who shared his perceptions of life in Russia. In a follow-on to that post, Larry graciously offered to publish...
The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and political capacity could leave that posture dangerously incomplete when it is needed most. Last month,...
There is a particular rhythm to America’s Middle Eastern wars that has become almost liturgical: the strikes, the declaration of victory, the memorandum of understanding signed with great ceremony, and then, within weeks, the recognition that a piece of paper...
In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end a war now in its fifth year. Putin’s reply was that talks were pointless unless Ukrainian forces first withdrew from...
Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara this week, President Trump said of the ceasefire with Iran, “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them. They’re scum.” This was followed by an announcement of a...
Donald Trump is far from the first foreign ruler to come to grief after launching an ill-advised military operation against Iran. At least four Roman triumvirs and emperors, driven by hubris and ignorance, launched military attacks on Persia that ended in...
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