October 17, 2017 | Astute News

Middle East: Next Step is Another Large-Scale War

October 17, 2017

The US President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the Iran deal grabbed public attention hitting mainstream media headlines. But the gaze should shift to another flash point as a major war in the Mid…

Israeli Jets Bomb Syrian Anti-Aircraft Battery after Spy Planes Fired at Near Lebanon Border

October 17, 2017

Military

Israeli jets bombed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery east of Damascus after it fired an anti-aircraft missile at the Israeli aircraft on a spy mission overflying Lebanon, the IDF said. Damascus said the…

US Deploys Special Forces “Decapitation” Team to South Korea

October 17, 2017

Military

Today, the South Korean and U.S. navies kicked off massive combined drills off the coast of the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions, a training exercise which North Korea has warned may prompt a…

Iraqi Forces Taking Over Kirkuk ‘A Declaration of War’ – Kurdish Peshmerga

October 17, 2017

Middle East

Iraqi soldiers have raised their country’s flags over key buildings in Kirkuk, and Baghdad has declared the Kurdish city be under government control. The Kurdish Peshmerga forces called the takeover “…

Here’s How the Russian-Saudi Rapprochement Might Affect Yemen

October 17, 2017

Opinion

The agreements to sell S-400 missiles and manufacture Kalashnikovs in the Kingdom represent some of Russia’s best practice of “military diplomacy” yet, creating a solid basis for building long-term an…

Tillerson’s Wobbly War Assurance

October 17, 2017

Opinion

It doesn’t inspire confidence when US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attempted to give assurances that the American government is not seeking war with North Korea. After weeks of numerous menacing m…

Trump, Iran and the US Drive for World Hegemony

October 17, 2017

Opinion

At the conclusion of a bellicose and dishonest speech on Friday, US President Donald Trump vowed to blow up the 2015 Iran nuclear accord unless it is rewritten in accordance with US demands. The speec…

Any Chances for Mohammed bin Salman to Retain Power?

October 17, 2017

Opinion

The state visit of the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to Russia on October 4-8, 2017 had a profoundly symbolic meaning. Its importance goes beyond the scope of the economic and in…