Middle East & North Africa

A complex network of Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organizations overseen by US and allied intelligence agencies has unfolded, extending across the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Western China, South and South East Asia.
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
The Iraqi parliament suspended the corrupt 2014 agreement with the Obama administration which invited the US to lead a fake counterterrorism operation directed against the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh), made up of mercenaries who are funded, trained and recruited by US-NATO, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
France Said No to US Led War against Iraq: Dominique de Villepin at the UN Security Council, February 14, 2003 By Dominique de Villepin, October 05, 2019
Axis of Resistance.The West and its Allies Support al Qaeda and ISIS Globally By Mark Taliano, October 04, 2019
Video: Russia Tested Elements of Advanced S-500 Air Defense in Syria By South Front, October 04, 2019
Torture and Killing of Palestinians in Israeli Prisons By Stephen Lendman, October 04, 2019
Iran Is China’s Secret Weapon for Killing off the US Dollar’s Global Reserve Status By Federico Pieraccini, October 04, 2019
The Eurasian Economic Union’s Expansion Is Encouraging, but Don’t Get Too Excited By Andrew Korybko, October 04, 2019
Neocon: Trump “Misunderstood” on War to Destroy Syria By Kurt Nimmo, October 03, 2019
What Happened in Sudan? By Prof. Vijay Prashad, October 03, 2019
Video: Houthis Deliver Devastating Blow to Saudi Arabia By South Front, October 03, 2019
Why Israel Is Struggling to Find a Way Out of Its Political Deadlock By Jonathan Cook, October 03, 2019
Trump Administration Reignites War Against Syria By Kurt Nimmo, October 03, 2019
Iran
Iran Ready to End Nuclear Standoff with United States Once Sanctions Are Lifted By Sarah Abed, October 03, 2019
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) Must Shelve His Vicious War in Yemen By Pepe Escobar, October 03, 2019
Internally Displaced Syrian Refugees Tormented by US Forces By Stephen Lendman, October 02, 2019
Peace and Justice in the Middle East. Canadian Federal Parties’ Positions on the Middle East By CJPME, October 02, 2019
#IVotePalestine: For Freedom, Justice and Equality By Canadian BDS Coalition, October 02, 2019
Yemeni Houthis Defeating Paper Tiger Saudis By Stephen Lendman, October 02, 2019
Netanyahu’s Pre-Indictment Hearing Begins By Stephen Lendman, October 02, 2019
“Speaking for Israel”: A Speechwriter Battle’s Anti-Israeli Opinions at the United Nations By Jim Miles, October 02, 2019
Empowerment: A Solution for Inequality in Rural Morocco By Victoria Burns and Lailah Said, October 01, 2019
U.S. Foreign Aid for Dictators By Jacob G. Hornberger, October 01, 2019
Three Saudi Brigades Annihilated in Devastating Houthi Offensive in Saudi Arabia By Federico Pieraccini, October 01, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Prepares to Resume Idlib Advance By South Front, October 01, 2019
Yemen Is Now Saudi Arabia’s “Vietnam War” By Paul Antonopoulos, October 01, 2019
US
The Sickness of American Foreign Policy By Eric Zuesse, September 30, 2019
Syrians Continue Protests Against US-Owned SDF Terrorists By Miri Wood, September 30, 2019
Turkey’s Erdogan Plans Annexation of Northern Syrian Territory By Stephen Lendman, September 30, 2019
The US Wants Iran to Become a “Toothless Shark”: Its Allies and Missile Programme to be Swept Off the Table By Elijah J. Magnier, September 30, 2019
Palestinian Rights: Israeli Army Forcibly Evicts Nonviolent Demonstrators at the Dead Sea By Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, September 30, 2019
Houthis Claim Ambush of Saudis Killed Hundreds By Kurt Nimmo, September 30, 2019
Third Israeli Election Likely over Impasse? By Stephen Lendman, September 30, 2019
The Majority of Jews, 8 Million, Have No Wish to Live in a Conflicted Israel By Hans Stehling, September 30, 2019
Endless US War in Yemen By Stephen Lendman, September 30, 2019
The Twin Threats of Nuclear War and Global Warming By Hans Stehling, September 29, 2019
Syria
Turkey Gives the US a Deadline in Syrian ‘Safe-zone’ By Steven Sahiounie, September 27, 2019
Video: Who Really Benefits from The Alleged ‘Iranian Attack’ on Saudi Arabia’s Oil Facility? By South Front, September 27, 2019
Just How Swampy Are U.S-Saudi Arms Deals? By Andrew Cockburn, September 27, 2019
Why Didn’t Iraq Retaliate Against Israel? By Elijah J. Magnier, September 27, 2019
Forty Years Ago, the Carter Administration Covered Up a Presumed Israeli Nuclear Test By John Krzyzaniak, September 27, 2019
Washington Sends Arms and Logistic Equipment to Its Occupation Forces in Syria By Basma Qaddour, September 27, 2019
Remembering Hisham Ahmed. The Reality of Palestine By Rick Sterling, September 27, 2019
10 Ways that the Climate Crisis and Militarism Are Intertwined By Medea Benjamin, September 27, 2019
Mark Taliano’s “Voices from Syria”: An Antidote to Anti-Syria Propaganda By Mark Taliano, September 26, 2019
How Yemen’s Houthis Are Bringing Down a Goliath By Pepe Escobar, September 26, 2019
Yemen: US-made Bomb Used in Deadly Air Strike on Civilians By Amnesty International, September 26, 2019
Saudi Coalition Air Strikes Kill Seven Children in Yemen By Middle East Eye, September 26, 2019
Why Doesn’t India Follow China’s Iranian Oil Policy? By Paul Antonopoulos, September 25, 2019
US Supported “Rebels” Fired Live Rounds at Syrian Families in Rukban Concentration Camp By Syria News, September 25, 2019
The Only Way Israelis Can Form a Government: Betrayal By James J. Zogby, September 25, 2019
US-Iran Relations: Bolton’s “Maximum Pressure” Policy Is The Illegitimate Child Of Diplomacy By Bahman Fozouni, September 25, 2019
Why Patriot Missiles Are Useless By South Front, September 25, 2019
Why a War Against Iran Will be the “Nail in a Coffin” for U.S. Hegemony in the Middle East By Timothy Alexander Guzman, September 24, 2019
Syrian Army Prepares for Escalation in Golan Heights By South Front, September 24, 2019
Hot and Cold Tensions, What Iran and the US Offer Their Allies: Tehran’s Multiple Messages By Elijah J. Magnier, September 24, 2019
Russia’s Middle East Strategy: “Balance” vs. “Betrayal”? By Andrew Korybko, September 24, 2019
Full Spectrum Dominance: The US Demonizes “Invented Enemies” By Stephen Lendman, September 24, 2019
America Confronts Iran: History of US-Iran Relations and the Rule of Law By Courtenay Barnett, September 23, 2019
Has Russia “Stopped Israel” from Bombing Syria? Has Moscow Authorized Syria to Use the S-300 Air Defense System By Andrew Korybko, September 23, 2019
Media Disinformation and the Houthis By Kurt Nimmo, September 23, 2019
The U.S. Department of Terrorism By Kurt Nimmo, September 23, 2019
Canadian Media Attacks Labour Leader for Syria Solidarity By Dave McKee, September 23, 2019
The Deep State Is Dragging Trump into War with Iran By Robert Bridge, September 23, 2019
Was Iran Really Behind the Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities? By Omar Ahmed, September 23, 2019
Rotten in Tunisia: The Corrupt Rule of Ben Ali By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, September 22, 2019
We Must Remain Skeptical of Any Attempts to Incite War with Iran By Keith Lamb, September 22, 2019
Video: Russia Gave Syria ‘Green Light’ to Use the S-300 Air Defense System By South Front, September 22, 2019
Iran — Neither Military Action nor Economic Sanctions By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, September 22, 2019
The Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Oil Facility. The Patriot Air Defence System Failed. Why? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, September 22, 2019
Video: Greater Idlib: Is Syrian Army Advance Inevitable? By South Front, September 20, 2019
Israelis Have Shown Netanyahu the Door. Can He Inflict More Damage before He Exits? By Jonathan Cook, September 20, 2019
Burning Amazonia, Denying Climate Change, Devastating Syria, Starving Yemen, Ignoring Kashmir By Prof. Richard Falk, September 20, 2019
Syria Expresses Its Freedom Through Resistance By Mark Taliano, September 20, 2019
Saudi Arabia up in Flames: Riyadh Is Headed for a Major Disaster By Federico Pieraccini, September 20, 2019
The Saudi Arabia Oil Refinery Bombing: The Latest False Flag By Robert Fantina, September 20, 2019
Israeli Elections: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic By Richard Silverstein, September 20, 2019
Will the Yemen War be the End of Saudi Arabia? By Tom Luongo, September 20, 2019
New Reports of ‘Saudi and Israeli Airstrikes’ on Syria-Iraq Border Only Heighten Concerns of Wider War By 21st Century Wire, September 20, 2019
Trump Reviewing Target Lists as Iran War Threat Mounts By Bill Van Auken, September 20, 2019
What the “War on Terror” Really Is, and How to Fight It By Marilyn Vogt-Downey, September 19, 2019
Trump Regime Anti-Iran Blame Game By Stephen Lendman, September 19, 2019