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Unexpected Winner From Strait of Hormuz Blockade: How Gulf States Are Planning To Bypass Iran via Syria

Is Iran’s insistence on asserting its continued control over the Strait of Hormuz boomeranging, helping countries like Syria and Turkey in the process?  This question...

Israeli Elections Scheduled for Oct. 27; Netanyahu Seeks Ultra-Orthodox Backing with Military Exemption Bill

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, parliament said on Sunday, in a vote widely seen as...

Iran “Spares” Saudi Arabia as It Launches Retaliatory Attacks on All Gulf States & Closes Strait of Hormuz

Iran has announced that it was shutting the Strait of Hormuz as it fired missiles and drones at several Gulf states in response to...

Move Over Pentagon, Egypt Unveils World’s Biggest Defense HQ, “The Octagon”!: Here’s Why It’s a Big Step

Egypt just inaugurated “The Octagon”, officially known as the State Strategic Command Headquarters, a massive new military complex spanning 22,000 acres in the New...

U.S. Pulls Out F-22 Raptors from Israel Amid Fresh Tensions with Iran, New Strikes in Strait of Hormuz

Even as tensions with Iran flare anew and fears grow of a return to full-scale war, the United States seems to be reducing its...