Russia to Israel: We will defend you if Iran attacks, but also defend Iran’s presence in Syria
“If Iran attacks Israel, Russia will stand alongside the US to defend Israel,” said Russian ambassador to Israel Alexander Shein
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The Israel-Lebanese oil dispute – part of US-Russian Mid-East energy battle
Instead of accepting a US-brokered deal for Block 9, Hizballah and Iran make Israel’s offshore gas and oil fields a
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Downing of the Iranian drone – part of a larger scenario
The US and Russia were also involved in this first Iranian-Israeli clash. See DEBKA Weekly out Friday, Feb. 16, for the
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Erdogan holds back on threatened conquest of Afrin, goes for Manjib
The Turkish president has told Trump and Putin he would not seize N. Syrian Afrin from the Kurds after insignificant
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Pence warns Egypt, Jordan: The Palestinians would pay more for continuing to fight Trump’s policies
DEBKAfile exclusive report: In an exceptionally stern warning, Vice President Mike Pence put Egyptian and Jordanian leaders on immediate notice
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Turkish air strikes against Afrin Kurds. Assad opens roads to Kurdish reinforcements
Russian and American army chiefs conferred urgently Saturday, Jan. 20, about Turkey’s escalating assault on Kurdish Afrin in N. Syria.
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Iranian protest ebbs with failure to stage strike. Regime swamps rallies with security forces
The nationwide strike which the anti-government demonstrators scheduled for Tuesday, Day Six of their protest, failed to come off for
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US in first display of Iranian weapons illegally exported to Yemen insurgents
An array of Iranian weapons collected from the Yemen battlefield was exhibited for the first time at a US base
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US halts arms supplies to Syrian Kurds at Turkey’s insistence
The White House said it was making “adjustments to its support for US partners” after the defeat of ISIS in
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Iranian commandos take over elite Syrian army unit
Iran has transferred elements of its elite 65th Brigade to Syria. On arrival on Saturday Oct. 21, they assumed command
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