🚨Our crisis alert on #Iran #Israel 🚨 crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Experts say Israel's campaign of assassinations is likely to weaken Tehran's network of regional allies in the short-term but warn that the strategy is risky.

With input from Ali Vaez and Michael A. Horowitz.

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‘A new abyss’: #Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

new Stimson Center #Iraq could benefit from #Turkey 's mending economic ties with #GCC members. read Nader Habibi : The negotiations reflect a shift in Turkey’s foreign policy from an ideological focus to investment and trade priorities stimson.org/2024/turkey-gc…

An innocent man locked up for speaking the truth.

Today marks the second anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza's unjust imprisonment.

🧵Here's the truth behind the charges of 'Discrediting the armed forces':

Barbara Slavin Shahir Shahidsaless شهیر شهیدثالث Khamenei.ir Stimson Center An excellent well documented piece. Analytical roadmap for these days of high tension and uncertainty in our region.

Iran is caught between a perceived need to retaliate to preserve its internal authority while fearing to escalate the conflict into full-scale war. stimson.org/2024/iran-care… reupping Shahir Shahidsaless شهیر شهیدثالث on how #Iran will respond and whether Khamenei.ir will balk again Stimson Center

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#Russia says is in contact with #Iran on the situation in the Middle East after the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

🚨The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq spoke today on the phone with Iran's foreign minister and discussed regional tensions. A source with direct knowledge said the Arab foreign ministers spoke to their Iranian counterpart after they received calls from…

Iran is caught between a perceived need to retaliate to preserve its internal authority while fearing to escalate the conflict into full-scale war. stimson.org/2024/iran-care… reupping Shahir Shahidsaless شهیر شهیدثالث on how #Iran will respond and whether Khamenei.ir will balk again Stimson Center

. Nader Habibi writes Stimson Center that a #Turkish free trade agreement under negotiation with the #GCC is part of a broader effort to mend ties not just with Arabs but also #Europe and the #US which #Erdogan is to visit in May. read: stimson.org/2024/turkey-gc…

After 6 long years, the #IranianEnvironmentalists have been finally freed. Their commitment to protecting our planet is a testament to their bravery. Let's honor their sacrifice and the memory of our dear colleague, my friend, Kavous (pictured). He paid the ultimate price.

רצונה הבסיסי של ההנהגה האיראנית להימנע ממערכה צבאית כוללת נותר בעינו - מצד שני ההנהגה האיראנית מוכנה ליטול סיכונים משמעותיים מהם נמנעה בעבר. מאמר פרשנות שלי ב-ynet.
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. Nader Habibi writes Stimson Center that a #Turkish free trade agreement under negotiation with the #GCC is part of a broader effort to mend ties not just with Arabs but also #Europe and the #US which #Erdogan is to visit in May. read: stimson.org/2024/turkey-gc…

new Stimson Center #Iraq could benefit from #Turkey 's mending economic ties with #GCC members. read Nader Habibi : The negotiations reflect a shift in Turkey’s foreign policy from an ideological focus to investment and trade priorities stimson.org/2024/turkey-gc…

Indonesia denies report it is 'willing to normalise ties with Israel' in bid to join OECD
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5/5 But I won't spoil it. You'll all read it soon.

On October 22, Alexey's biography will be released simultaneously in many languages. It's already translated into 11, and pre-orders are available starting today. And it'll definitely be released in Russian too.

The US-Saudi-Israel megadeal is a mirage, it's never going to happen, the administration's obsession with it is bizarre, and they should stop wasting precious time and energy on it.

Lufthansa extends flight cancellations from Frankfurt to Tehran on security concerns - Reuters