January 11, 2017 | Astute News

So What Happens Next in Iran?

January 11, 2017

Not only Iranian politics but the whole of Southwest Asia enter another era after the heart attack, this past Sunday, that killed Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 82, president from 1989 to 1997 and a stalwa…

ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the U.S. Airforce Wage War on Syria’s Public Utilities

January 11, 2017

Middle East

There is a campaign underway to destroy Syria's public utilities. Al-Qaeda, ISIS and the U.S. airforce are involved. Their action is coordinated. That is an outrageous statement? No such coordination …

What Awaits Syria at the Astana Talks?

January 11, 2017

Opinion

The Russian-Iranian-Turkish Tripartite is preparing to mediate a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Astana sometime soon, and President Assad just announced that he is ready to negotiate on “everythin…

Israel is a Rogue State

January 11, 2017

Opinion

That Israel a rogue state has long been beyond dispute in discerning company. In light of the recent revelation that an Israeli official, working for the country’s embassy in London, was plotting ways…

How Obama Spread the Mideast Fires

January 11, 2017

Opinion

With President Obama down to less than two weeks in office, everyone is busy assessing his legacy. So let’s begin with the Arab world. Not since the Vietnam War, we can safely say, has an administrati…

‘Weapon of War’: Rebels Clash with Govt at Damascus Water Source as People Face Severe Shortages

January 11, 2017

Middle East

Over 5 million civilians are struggling to obtain the most basic of necessities in and around Damascus amid the escalated fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels for control over a valley with…

Why Ankara Threatens to Expel US from Incirlik Airbase

January 11, 2017

Opinion

US-Turkish relations are experiencing difficulties. It would appear that neither Ankara nor Washington can continue the “strategic partnership” in deterring Russia and the tactical cooperation against…

Taiwan Scrambles Jets, Navy Vessels to ‘Surveil & Control’ Passage of Chinese Warships

January 11, 2017

Military

Taiwan deployed jets and navy vessels after a group of Chinese warships entered the country's air defense identification zone. The aircraft and vessels were deployed to “surveil and control” the passa…