21WIRE | A ‘grim milestone’ still largely ignored.
UN Report: 233,000 Yemenis Dead After 6-Year Saudi-US Coalition Bombings
US Troop Drawdown in Iraq: Strategic Shift, or Shrewd Election Move?
Mideast Stream | Is this an earnest rethink of US policy, or is it Trump merely fulfilling an old election pledge?
Under Cover of COVID, US Diplomats Leaving Saudi Arabia, Expecting ‘Surprises’ from Yemen
21WIRE + South Front | Coronavirus may well provide a face-saving exit for a faltering Saudi-American alliance in Yemen.
Why U.S. Wars in the Middle East Are Far from Over
Tony Cartalucci | Despite its current lull in activity and influence, Washington has no intention of abandoning its agenda of hegemony in the region.
BREAKING: US Removing Its Patriot Missile Systems from Saudi Arabia
21WIRE | Defense strategists signalling that Iran no longer poses an immediate threat to US interests in the wider region.
Saudi Officials Indicate Hajj Pilgrimage May Be Canceled This Year
21WIRE + MEE | For the first time in human history, most of the world’s governments have simultaneously outlawed religious gathering.
Khashoggi: Saudi Court Sentences 5 Men to Death Over Gruesome Killing
21WIRE | Although the Kingdom’s judicial system has ruled, many questions still linger over last year’s international incident.
INTERVIEW: Dilyana Gaytandzhieva on US-Serbia Trafficking Arms to ISIS in Yemen
21WIRE | Extended podcast interview on the story of a brave Serbian whistleblower who helped to expose his government’s corruption in an arms trafficking scandal.
UN Report: September Deadliest Month for Yemen Civilians
21WIRE + Antiwar.com | Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
After Khashoggi: Saudi’s Regional Status Downgraded Despite Mea Culpa
MidEaStream | Dr. Marwa Osman speaks with 21WIRE’s Patrick Henningsen about problems Saudi Arabia is now facing and why it may not be able maintain its lofty position in the region forever.
US Isolation of Iran and a Regional War Nobody Wants [Part II]
Hossein Askari | To Iranians, America is a bully that has broken its word and threatens its security. Increased sanctions and a potential war will only harden their resolve.
The Yemen Effect: US Air Force Moving Its Middle East Command from Qatar to South Carolina
21WIRE | Recent events have prompted US military planners to re-think how their assets will be positioned going forward.
Yemen’s Houthis ‘Wipe Out’ Saudi Brigades in Najran Province
Antiwar.com | Reports suggest between 200 and 500 Saudi soldiers were killed, and thousands more captured.
Saudi vs the Houthis: Why U.S. Patriot Missiles Are Useless
21WIRE + South Front | Does the famed US Patriot Missile defense system actually work as advertised?
Latest: Trump to Deploy More US Troops and Equipment to Saudi Arabia and UAE
21WIRE | Trump still says he is supposedly ‘leaving the door open a bit’ for a later military response.
Not So Fast: China’s $400 Billion Iran Investment May Be Problem for U.S. War Planners
21WIRE | To attack Iran is to thwart China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which would be an astronomical gamble by the United States.
New Reports of ‘Saudi and Israeli Airstrikes’ on Syria-Iraq Border Only Heighten Concerns of Wider War
21WIRE | Although no actual evidence has been produced by Saudi or US officials to support their theory, it seems the media are still nudging the idea forward of war forward.
Trump Instructs Israel’s US Treasury Dept to ‘Increase Sanctions on Iran’
21WIRE | Trump’s move shows the U.S. is determined to ‘hold Iran accountable’ for the recent attack – even without any evidence to prove its accusations.
LETHAL MIX: Saudi, Yemen, Iran, Israel, Trump & Bolton’s Ghost
Patrick Henningsen | This dangerous crossroads could easily nudge the region, and the world – towards a wider war.
Inlakesh: Saudi, Yemen, Iran and the Real Reason for Rising Oil Prices
Robert Inlakesh | Is the US lying to its citizens and the world about Iran and the real reasons for soaring oil prices?