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US and UAE joint military exercises

US and UAE joint military exercises

25 March 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, UAE soldiers and 4,000 US troops joined up to carry out an exercise on 21 and 22 March on a military base in the UAE.
The al-Hamra training camp ("red camp") was especially built in 2015 for $ 78 million, in anticipation for an attack against Iran. It comprises a replica of a small town with an airport and control tower, a mosque and a small oil refinery. Henceforth, preparations will be underway for an attack on Saudi Arabia.
The "Little Sparta", to use (...)

First NATO-ME War Overturns Regional Order

by Thierry Meyssan

First NATO-ME War Overturns Regional Order

Damascus (Syria) | 24 March 2020
While Europeans and Arabs are being absorbed by the coronavirus, Anglo-Saxons are changing the world order. Under US command, the United Kingdom took control of the Red Sea entrance; the United Arab Emirates turned on Saudi Arabia and inflicted a bitter defeat on South Yemen, while the Houthis did the same in North Yemen. Yemen is now split into two separate states and the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia is threatened.

Geopolitics

Which target after Syria?

by Thierry Meyssan

Which target after Syria?

Damascus (Syria) | 10 March 2020
Events in the "Broader Middle East" since 2001 have followed a relentless logic. The current question is whether the time has come for a new war in Turkey or Saudi Arabia. The answer depends in particular on the resumption of hostilities in Libya. It is in this context that the Additional Protocol negotiated by Presidents Erdoğan and Putin to resolve the Idleb crisis must be interpreted.

"NATO Go Home!"

by Thierry Meyssan

"NATO Go Home!"

Damascus (Syria) | 18 February 2020
For two decades, US troops have been imposing their law on the broader Middle East. Entire countries are now without a state to defend them. Populations have been subjected to the dictatorship of the Islamists. Mass murders have been committed. There have been famines as well. President Donald Trump has forced his generals to repatriate their soldiers, but the Pentagon intends to continue its work with NATO soldiers.

NATO to deploy troops in Greater Middle East

NATO to deploy troops in Greater Middle East

14 February 2020
Ultimately, it looks as though NATO will take over in the Arab world after the withdrawal of CentCom (US Central Command in the Middle East). Germany could play a leadership role in the Alliance.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hopes to:
1. deploy the Alliance in Tunisia and make the war in Libya last forever;
2. deploy the Alliance in Iraq and Jordan and make the war in Syria go on forever.
On 1 February 2020, Turkey suddenly moved closer to NATO, of which it is a member, and (...)

Turkey and Russia Joint Declaration

by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin

Turkey and Russia Joint Declaration

Istanbul (Turkey) | 8 January 2020
BILATERAL
We, the Presidents of Turkey and Russia, have been developing constructive bilateral relations in a wide spectrum of areas on the basis of mutual respect. Today’s inauguration of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, which we are realizing here in Istanbul, is a concrete example of this mutually beneficial relationship. We are pleased that our cooperation not only serves to enhance the interests of our two peoples but also contributes to addressing regional problems.
IRAN
We are (...)

Whole of Middle East and US on high alert

Whole of Middle East and US on high alert

3 January 2020
General Qasem Soleimani (photo), commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s élite Al-Quods force, was assassinated by the United States at Baghdad airport (Iraq) on 3 January 2020. He was considered to be the top Special Forces soldier in the world.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy chairman of the Tehran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (Al-Hashd Al-Sha’abi), was also struck down in the course of the same operation. The Al-Hashd Al-Sha’abi constitute an army of some 80,000 Iraqis (...)

The Future of the Levant

by Thierry Meyssan

The Future of the Levant

Damascus (Syria) | 30 October 2019
We can’t resist publishing Thierry Meyssan’s editorial in al-Watan, Syria’s leading daily newspaper. He describes the United States/Russia agreement for the Levant.

Germany seeks military involvement in the Greater Middle East

Germany seeks military involvement in the Greater Middle East

28 October 2019
The German delegation arrives in Cairo
The Munich Security Conference is holding two seminars between Arab and German leaders, the first on 25-26 October in Cairo and the second on 27-28 October in Doha.
Egypt - alongside Syria and Saudi Arabia - is engaged against the Muslim Brotherhood, while Qatar - together with Turkey and Iran - supports this secret society.
Egyptian President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed (...)

The modified face of the Levant

The modified face of the Levant

27 October 2019
In Lebanon, banks have been closed for 10 days. Cash dispensers are empty. A wave of protests is sweeping the country. All roads are blocked. One can only take back roads, if known. Beirut airport is inaccessible.
In Iraq, protests have resumed, particularly in Shia areas. In the past month, the crackdown left more than 200 people dead. As in the case of Lebanon since 1943, Iraq since 2005 has a constitution which distributes power according to religious affiliation. This system was (...)

All that is Hidden from you About Turkish operation "Source of Peace" (1/3)

The genealogy of the Kurdish question

by Thierry Meyssan

The genealogy of the Kurdish question

Damascus (Syria) | 18 October 2019
The unanimous international community multiplies its condemnation of the military offensive in Rojava and watches helplessly as tens of thousands of Kurds flee, pursued by the Turkish army. However, no one intervenes, considering that a massacre may be the only possible way to restore peace, given the inextricable situation created by France and the crimes against humanity committed by Kurdish combatants and civilians.

Will Donald Trump Bring Peace?

by Thierry Meyssan

Will Donald Trump Bring Peace?

Damascus (Syria) | 3 September 2019
After two and a half years in power, President Donald Trump is about to impose his views on the Pentagon. The one who put an end to Daesh’s "Sunnistan" plan is to end the Rumsfeld / Cebrowski doctrine of destroying state structures in the wider Middle East. If it succeeds, peace will return to the region as well as to the Caribbean Basin. However, the peoples who have survived military imperialism will still have to fight for their economic sovereignty.

The successes of Russian diplomacy in the Middle East

by Thierry Meyssan

The successes of Russian diplomacy in the Middle East

Damascus (Syria) | 20 August 2019
The political changes which have been transforming the Middle East for the last two months are not the result of the destruction of any of the protagonists, but the evolution of the Iranian, Turkish and Emirati points of view. Where the military might of the United States has failed, the subtlety of Russian diplomacy has succeeded. Refusing to comment on the crimes of one party or the other, Moscow is slowly managing pacify the region.

Russia’s security concept for the Gulf area

Russia's security concept for the Gulf area

Moscow (Russia) | 23 July 2019
Ensuring security in a strategically important Gulf area is one of the major regional challenges of our time. Military and political shocks, outbursts of terrorist activities of the recent years in this region of the world abounding with hydrocarbon resources, are fraught with disastrous consequences for the system of international relations, global economic and, first and foremost, energy security.
Over decades, tension in the Gulf area has persisted. This negatively impacts security, (...)

Fake wars and big lies (3/25)

The Muslim Brotherhood as an auxiliary force of MI6 and the CIA

by Thierry Meyssan

The Muslim Brotherhood as an auxiliary force of MI6 and the CIA

Damascus (Syria) | 11 July 2019
We are continuing the publication of Thierry Meyssan’s new book, « Right Before Our Eyes ». In this episode, he describes the way in which President Jimmy Carter and his national security advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, used the terrorist capacities of the Muslim Brotherhood against the Soviets.

Fake wars and big lies

by Thierry Meyssan

5 July 2019
Introduction
Part One:
The “Arab Spring” as experienced by the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood as assassins
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
The Brotherhood reinstated by the Anglo-Saxons, and the separate peace with Israel
The Muslim Brotherhood as an auxiliary force of MI6 and the CIA
Towards the constitution of an Internationale for jihad
The Muslim Brotherhood as auxiliaries of the Pentagon
The Islamists controlled by the Pentagon
The fusion of the two “Gladio” (...)

Washington’s wager concerning Iran

by Thierry Meyssan

Washington's wager concerning Iran

Damascus (Syria) | 25 June 2019
Even more than Syria, Iran is now at the heart of the confrontation between East and West. The astounded public is witnessing Washington’s daily about-turns in what seems – mistakenly - to be an escalation towards war between the two countries. But this is not what it is about. Fortunately, the two Great Powers have demonstrated for the last 75 years that they are reasonable, and have always managed to stand down before they arrive at the point of mutual destruction.

President Trump wants to bring Prosperity to the Palestinian People and across the Middle East

President Trump wants to bring Prosperity to the Palestinian People and across the Middle East

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 22 June 2019
Office of the Press Secretary
PEACE TO PROSPERITY: The Trump Administration is launching a new approach, Peace to Prosperity, which will help build a better future for the Palestinian people and the region.
• The Trump Administration’s Peace to Prosperity approach centers on three pillars: the Palestinian economy, people, and government. This includes initiatives that aim to:
• Unleash Palestinian economic potential
• Empower the Palestinian people
• Enhance Palestinian governance
• (...)

Secret tripartite summit in Jerusalem

by Thierry Meyssan

Secret tripartite summit in Jerusalem

Damascus (Syria) | 11 June 2019
A summit of the national security advisors from the USA, Israël and Russia has been announced in Jerusalem. The aim of this conference is to untangle the imbroglio around the Axis of Resistance, guarantee the security of all the States in the Middle East, and establish a shared suzerainty of the United States and Russia over all the actors, including Israël.

Russian comment on the plans by the US to hold Peace to Prosperity workshop in Manama

Russian comment on the plans by the US to hold Peace to Prosperity workshop in Manama

Moscow (Russia) | 28 May 2019
According to incoming reports, on June 25 and 26 Washington intends to hold a Peace to Prosperity workshop in the capital of Bahrain, which could serve as a platform for announcing the economic part of the so-called “deal of the century” for the Middle East peace process. By all accounts the United States seeks to mobilise major financial resources, including from donors, for large-scale investment projects allegedly designed to improve the lives of Palestinians living in Palestine, as well (...)

"Arab NATO" project on very shaky ground

"Arab NATO" project on very shaky ground

18 April 2019
Just as the United States is about to reveal its self-denominated "Deal of the Century" plan for the Middle East, Egypt has announced - on April 14, 2019 - that it will not participate in the «Strategic Alliance of the Middle East», or the «Arab NATO». As the country with the Arab world’s largest army, Egypt’s withdrawal seriously undermines the entire project.
Egypt considers that it does not have any common strategic objective with the other States which could form the alliance, nor does it (...)

Will the West allow the construction of railroads linking the Gulf and the Mediterranean?

by Thierry Meyssan

Will the West allow the construction of railroads linking the Gulf and the Mediterranean?

Damascus (Syria) | 18 April 2019
While the United States and their allies have deliberately created famine conditions in North Korea, then in Sudan, in Tunisia, and now in Yemen, they are also beginning to drag Syria down into starvation. The only way of avoiding this situation is by relaunching the regional economy, which collapsed during the wars in Iraq and Syria. Two projects for railroads are currently in competition – the first intended to develop the region, the second to divide it. Are the Westerners behaving like human beings, or are they pursuing their dream of world domination?

The EU and the Arab League oppose the US “Deal of the Century”

The EU and the Arab League oppose the US “Deal of the Century”

28 February 2019
The Summit of Sharm-el-Sheikh took place on 24 and 25 February 2019 and brought together the European Union and the Arab League. Its final declaration very clearly expresses opposition to President Trump’s Deal “of the Century” .
Considering the Israeli- Arab conflict to be never ending and that no party has been able to resolve it, the White House has tried to take a pragmatic approach, preferring to take into account what’s happening on the ground and not International Law. President (...)

Poland: Israel reveals its military hand in Yemen

Poland: Israel reveals its military hand in Yemen

15 February 2019
The Ministerial Conference in Poland on Peace and Security in the Middle East addressed but one important issue and this issue was not on the agenda. At the conference, Israël publicly demonstrated that it had relations with Arab States – the representatives of these countries engaging in conversations inter se. This is remarkable because officially, there are no diplomatic relations between these states.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exploited the US House of Representatives’ (...)

Iran is cornered

by Thierry Meyssan

Iran is cornered

Damascus (Syria) | 7 February 2019
The United States are preparing to organise the « Greater Middle East » without their troops. They will probably capitalise on the errors committed over the last five years by Iran in order to create a Judeo-Sunni military alliance, dubbed the « Arab NATO » by the Press, who will be sent to fight the Chiites.

Russian comment on the initiative to hold a conference on the Middle East in Warsaw

Russian comment on the initiative to hold a conference on the Middle East in Warsaw

Moscow (Russia) | 22 January 2019
We view with concern the United States’ continued attempts to promote its unilateral geopolitical interests through initiatives that are presented as the opinion of the international community.
The latest political project of this kind is the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East, which is scheduled to be held in Warsaw on February 13-14, 2019. Following a thorough analysis of the provisional agenda and programme of this conference provided by the (...)

US-Poland Joint Statement to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East

US-Poland Joint Statement to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East

11 January 2019
We are pleased to announce that the United States and the Republic of Poland will jointly host the “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East” in Warsaw on February 13-14. Countries from across the globe have been invited to participate.
We have a strong and shared interest in creating a more peaceful and stable Middle East. The ministerial will be a forum for countries concerned about instability in the region to share their assessments and offer ideas on a (...)

Mike Pompeo’s Remarks at the American University in Cairo

by Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo's Remarks at the American University in Cairo

Cairo (Egypt) | 10 January 2019
Thank you, Frank. Thank you to Frank Ricciardone. Thank you for your service to America as well, in addition to the duties that you perform here.
I’ve had the good fortune to be a frequent visitor here to Egypt and the Middle East as Secretary of State. In my prior role as CIA director, I was here with some frequency, and I came here too as a member of Congress. Every time I come, I get to see something new, something wonderful.
This trip is especially meaningful for me as an evangelical (...)

Revelations on the “Deal of the Century”

Revelations on the “Deal of the Century”

4 January 2019
At the end of October 2018, when Avigdor Lieberman was still the Israeli Minister of Defence, he unveiled to the Palestinian Authorities, the principles of the US Peace Plan for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. So announced the Saudi newspaper, Al-Hayat.
Liberman has denied all this information.
the sovereignty of the Palestine People would be recognized but it would not be linked to a territory.
Transjordan and Gaza would be treated distinctly; a small part of (...)

Secret Clauses of Gas Agreement between Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Israel

Secret Clauses of Gas Agreement between Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Israel

30 November 2018
Cyprus, Greece, Greek, Italy and Israel have reached an agreement on the joint construction of a gas pipeline in the Mediterranean. The aim of this agreement is to open the longest and deepest pipeline in the sea. It will only have a modest capacity of 12 billion m3 per year. Its cost is estimated at 8 billion dollars and it should become operational in 5 years. However the start date of the work has not been announced.
While Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey are involved with (...)

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