In the dying days of the battle of Mosul, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad followed Iraqi soldiers during the last push against Isis. But following their victory, a new wave of savagery was unleashed
By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad The Guardian November 21, 2017
In the letter, Ukraine said "both Mohajer and Shahed UAVs meet the parameters" stipulated under 2231 "because they are capable of a range of equal to or greater than 300 kilometers."
"Strengthened with an estimated one trillion dollars in sanctions relief over a decade, Iran and the IRGC would be an enormous danger to Americans at home and abroad, and to our allies," the bipartisan group of lawmakers says.
It adds another destabilizing factor to a belt of fragile Arab states between Iran and the Mediterranean - Iraq, Syria and Lebanon - all of which fall within Iran’s sphere of influence and have suffered major conflict or crisis over the last decade, including the battle with ISIS.
Iran's state media say President Ebrahim Raisi expressed his government's desire for closer cooperation with China during a visit to Tehran by the Chinese defense minister
Russian officials are quite aware that selling advanced weapons to Iran would jeopardise not only Moscow's ties with Israel, but would lead to additional tensions with Washington.
By Nikola Mikovic The Arab Weekly January 11, 2022