Week in Review Turkey | Jul 1, 2022 Not so fast: Erdogan still holds cards on NATO bids by Sweden, Finland If conditions are not met, Turkey's president says it is "out of the question" that the Turkish parliament will take up Sweden and Finland's NATO membership issue; avoiding a further US-Turkish meltdown; is Syria invasion on hold? Iran | Jun 24, 2022 Don’t write off the Iran nuclear deal just yet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi still wants and needs the JCPOA more than Biden. U.S. | Jun 17, 2022 Biden approach to Saudi Arabia echoes Bush’s China policy after Tiananmen Square Also: Washington and Riyadh seek to break Sudan deadlock; Syrian factions unite against Turkey. Turkey | Jun 10, 2022 Does Erdogan have a green light from Russia to move into Syria? The US and Iran oppose the planned Turkish operation, as Erdogan digs in further on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids, and warns Greece on the Aegean Islands. Turkey | Jun 2, 2022 Erdogan: Sweden, Finland need to ‘act accordingly’ toward Kurdish groups for approval on NATO bids The Turkish president repeated these points while announcing another military operation into Syria. Turkey | May 27, 2022 Biden didn’t go to Turkey, and things aren’t okay with Erdogan The Turkish president announces plans for another invasion of Syria, while digging in on rejecting admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO. Turkey | May 20, 2022 Erdogan’s high price for Sweden, Finland joining NATO The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers. Israel | May 13, 2022 Israel-Palestinian conflict back at center of Middle East agenda The confrontations at Jerusalem’s holy sites, recent terror attacks inside Israel, the killing of Al Jazeera Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a dire Palestnian economy and a more assertive Hamas have put the Palestinian question back at the core of the region’s many issues. Iraq | May 6, 2022 Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq New Pentagon IG report says that the Turkey-PKK conflict and Iranian militias are contributing to instability in Iraq. Gulf | Apr 29, 2022 US committed to UN truce and ‘better future’ for Yemen, says US envoy In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Tim Lenderking, US special envoy for Yemen, says the United States can be counted on to continue its strong diplomatic effort in Yemen, but the core responsibilities for peace lie with the parties themselves. Pagination Show more Breaking News Iran executions more than double in first half of 2022: NGO by Stuart WILLIAMS | AFP | Jul 1, 2022 Sudan protesters rally against coup leaders, day after nine killed Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 1, 2022 Iran says nuclear deal still possible despite Qatar talks setback Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 30, 2022 See more Podcasts Iran uneasy with trend in Israel-Gulf security cooperation, says Dina Esfandiary ‘Right moment' for steps toward Israeli-Saudi normalization, says Daniel Shapiro Check Point’s Gil Messing recounts battling sophisticated Iranian hackers See more
Turkey | Jul 1, 2022 Not so fast: Erdogan still holds cards on NATO bids by Sweden, Finland If conditions are not met, Turkey's president says it is "out of the question" that the Turkish parliament will take up Sweden and Finland's NATO membership issue; avoiding a further US-Turkish meltdown; is Syria invasion on hold?
Iran | Jun 24, 2022 Don’t write off the Iran nuclear deal just yet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi still wants and needs the JCPOA more than Biden.
U.S. | Jun 17, 2022 Biden approach to Saudi Arabia echoes Bush’s China policy after Tiananmen Square Also: Washington and Riyadh seek to break Sudan deadlock; Syrian factions unite against Turkey.
Turkey | Jun 10, 2022 Does Erdogan have a green light from Russia to move into Syria? The US and Iran oppose the planned Turkish operation, as Erdogan digs in further on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids, and warns Greece on the Aegean Islands.
Turkey | Jun 2, 2022 Erdogan: Sweden, Finland need to ‘act accordingly’ toward Kurdish groups for approval on NATO bids The Turkish president repeated these points while announcing another military operation into Syria.
Turkey | May 27, 2022 Biden didn’t go to Turkey, and things aren’t okay with Erdogan The Turkish president announces plans for another invasion of Syria, while digging in on rejecting admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO.
Turkey | May 20, 2022 Erdogan’s high price for Sweden, Finland joining NATO The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers.
Israel | May 13, 2022 Israel-Palestinian conflict back at center of Middle East agenda The confrontations at Jerusalem’s holy sites, recent terror attacks inside Israel, the killing of Al Jazeera Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a dire Palestnian economy and a more assertive Hamas have put the Palestinian question back at the core of the region’s many issues.
Iraq | May 6, 2022 Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq New Pentagon IG report says that the Turkey-PKK conflict and Iranian militias are contributing to instability in Iraq.
Gulf | Apr 29, 2022 US committed to UN truce and ‘better future’ for Yemen, says US envoy In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Tim Lenderking, US special envoy for Yemen, says the United States can be counted on to continue its strong diplomatic effort in Yemen, but the core responsibilities for peace lie with the parties themselves.
Sudan protesters rally against coup leaders, day after nine killed Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 1, 2022
Iran says nuclear deal still possible despite Qatar talks setback Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 30, 2022