Tag: Middle East
Iranian Journalist: We Need to Turn Grief Into Resistance
The situation in Iran feels like being trapped between two terrible options, knowing that neither the continuation of the current situation nor a war would offer any hope.
“Make Yemen Great Again”: How Yemen’s Houthis Won a Place in the Israel-Gaza War and What They Are Planning Next
At this point, a year after October 7, with the risk that this war becomes fully regional, due to the direct involvement of Iran and after its enlargement in Lebanon against Hezbollah, the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria but especially Ansarullah in Yemen could become the ace in the hole of the pro-Iranian axis.
The Fog of War
There are 110 ongoing armed conflicts in the world. Almost half of them (56) are interstate wars, while the remaining are prominently fought by non-state belligerents. This is the highest number since WWII, but never before has the world seen so many antagonistic nations.