2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (472+ words) Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port of Mokha — Geopolitical Threat to Saudi Arabia Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker This is precisely why the fall of Mokha should not be viewed in isolation. The Guardian has described the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker The warning from Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in 2025 was therefore stark. Saar stated that it was “very dangerous” to belong to a religious minority in Syria, adding, “This has been proven…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Therefore, given the increasingly hostile approach of Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan toward Israel — including extremely harsh rhetoric — it is obvious why Jerusalem seeks to prevent Ankara from exploiting regional vacuums…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (497+ words) Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Like Israel, Saudi Arabia seeks to weaken Iran’s regional network of proxies — particularly the Houthis in Yemen. Riyadh also joined the United States in military strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (304+ words) Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Responding to the fatalities, President Donald Trump warned that Iran would be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing the latest U.S. strikes as being carried out “in honor” of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (465+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker The Iran-backed Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile strike against Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, saying the attack was retaliation for an earlier Saudi strike on Sanaa International Airport in Yemen....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (263+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker These structural fractures have been relentlessly magnified by demographic and economic strain. Decades of displacement — from Palestinians still awaiting resolution to the immense influx of Syrians fleeing war — have placed extraordinary pressure…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (529+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker The BBC reports: “More than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, the White House and the Iranian regime have agreed a framework deal to bring…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (380+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Likewise, Trump’s instruction that Israel should not retaliate following Iran’s latest direct missile attack has been met with bewilderment in some Israeli military circles. If the administration intended to pursue a cautious…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Bridges spanning the Litani River — vital arteries allegedly exploited by Hezbollah — were among the first targets bombed by Israel. Yet the military campaign is now expanding further north beyond the proposed security…...