Fading Trump-Putin trust derails de-escalation zones on Syria’s borders with Israel, Jordan
Washington’s decision to keep US bases in northern Syria, secured by a new 30,000-strong local force, drew a strong threat
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Trump-Putin deal imperils Israeli, Jordan borders
The transformation of a small, strategic wedge of land between the Syrian, Israeli, Jordanian and Iraqi borders is going forward
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Why Have Four Presidents plus Two Arab Rulers Got Nowhere in the Qatar Dispute?
Four presidents, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Tayyip Erdogan, two Arab rulers, the King of Morocco and Emir
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Russia Backs Syrian Forces Advancing on US-held Border Crossing
Since a pro-Iranian force seized control of the northern section of the Syrian-Iraqi border this week, the Syrian Arab Army
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Full Pro-Iranian Shiite Mobilization against US Bid for Syrian Borders
Tehran executed large-scale military movements across the Syrian map this week, as well as pulling in Iraqi PMU-affiliated Shiite militias
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Trump bared Israel’s interception skills to Lavrov
The sensitive intelligence US President Donald Trump was accused by US media of leaking to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
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Moscow Revamps Syrian Safe Zone Plan to Win Washington’s Cooperation
Russia’s bid for cooperation with the Trump administration in setting up safe zones in Syria could not have come at
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Putin Heaps First Obstacle for Trump in the Middle East
Vladimir Putin began flexing a muscle for testing US President-elect Donald Trump when he invited the Iranian foreign minister Mohammad
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US, Russia on brink of military showdown in Syria
There is a sense in Washington and Moscow alike that a military showdown between the US and Russia is inevitable
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How the Radical Nusra Chief Upset the Obama-Putin Applecart for Syria
The fatal blow to the US-Russian military cooperation and truce deal for Syria was not delivered by the Syrian dictator
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