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US: Iran Shoots Down Global Hawk; Second Drone Down This Month
The Global Hawk was downed after two earlier shots at US drones in the region, and attacks on commercial shipping.
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Over Past 24 Hours, US & Iran Each Claim To Narrowly Avoid Deadly Attacks
Both sides are claiming they stepped back from the edge over the past 24 hours, unwilling to see the loss of life. Tensions in the Gulf haven’t diminished however.
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US Wants Allies To Do More In Gulf; But They’re Already There
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wants to establish a 20-country coalition to protect commercial shipping in the Middle East. But the US already leads a 33-country coalition doing just that.
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Mossad Director: Arabs Allying With Israel Vs. Iran
TEL AVIV: Even as Mideast tensions escalate, with new Israeli strikes on Syria over the weekend and Iran exceeding international limits on enriched uranium, no less a figure than the director of Mossad...
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Israel Meets With UAE, Declares It’s Joining Persian Gulf Coalition
Foreign Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee about the agreement, and told lawmakers that Israel participates in intelligence and other areas where it can offer...
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America Adrift: ‘Bringing The World To Crisis”
The Trump administration has watered down U.S. global leadership to coercive deal-making. The dangerous contours of a world in crisis are now coming into stark relief.
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Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: ‘War’ Unlikely
We asked some of Washington’s best informed and smartest people about the likely consequences of the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani.
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China, Russia Press For Mideast Gains While US Talks Of Withdrawal
Moscow is making sure no one forgets the role it has played in the Middle East, while Beijing searches for inroads in a region President Trump has pledged to leave.
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Change US Escalation Calculus With Iran
We offer this opinion piece about increasing US responses to Iranian aggression just as President Trump has this morning “instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian...
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Years Of Intel Contacts Laid Foundation For UAE-Israel Deal
Mossad officials, retired Israeli officers, and cybersecurity experts were frequent visitors to the tiny Gulf state long before yesterday’s agreement to open official diplomatic ties.
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Leaks, Drones, Mystery Attacks: US-Iran Tensions Boil Hot, But…
As troops and hardware are on the move in the Gulf, diplomats signal that no one is eager for war.
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UPDATED: Centcom Confirms Reaper Shoot Down, Says Iran And Houthis Fired At...
A day after two commercial tankers are hit in the Gulf of Oman, reports emerge the Houthis are firing — and hitting — US aircraft.
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Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home
Israeli sources expressed alarm that neither Israel, the US, nor allied Arab nations picked up any advance warning of what appear to have been well-planned, well-executed, and increasingly destructive...
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Persian Gulf Buildup By US, Israel Worries Region: ‘A Perfect Storm?’
Concerns of an imminent confrontation that could take place in the Mideast before Trump exits the White House next January 20 are increasing.
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Dubai Air Show: Fewer top US officials, more Israelis and a new Russian fighter
“The world is opening up again, and that means there will be a surge in post-pandemic demand for military systems, likely driven by the Persian Gulf region,” said defense consultant Loren Thompson.
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