Source: Hurriyet Daily News Israel should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the recent massacre committed by Israeli security forces against Palestinians, just like any crime against humanity, Turkey’s top diplomat said, adding that Turkey has been providing all legal assistance to the state of Palestine to this end. “Israel should be… Continue reading MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU: ISRAEL SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INTERNATIONAL COURT
Month: May 2018
WHY IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE CLASHING IN SYRIA
Source: NY Times By Sewell Chan A simmering conflict between Israel and Iran escalated overnight when Israeli jets struck dozens of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria. The strikes came after what the Israeli military described as an Iranian rocket attack against its forces in the Golan Heights. The Israelis said it was Iran’s first direct… Continue reading WHY IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE CLASHING IN SYRIA
IRAN MANEUVERS AROUND GAPS TO PRESERVE INTERESTS IN SYRIA
Source: Al Monitor By Hamidreza Azizi President Donald Trump’s May 8 decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has caused international debate on Iran to be mostly focused on the implications of the US move — including the future of the nuclear deal. Yet given the recent and ongoing developments in… Continue reading IRAN MANEUVERS AROUND GAPS TO PRESERVE INTERESTS IN SYRIA
DEFENCE COMMITTEE: QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN NOT TAKE PLACE OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS
Source: UK Defence Journal Following the initiation of the National Security Capability Review in 2017, reports began emerging that substantial cuts in the Royal Marines and the disposal of both of the Royal Navy’s specialist amphibious assault ships fifteen years early were being considered by the Government as part of the review. The Defence Committee… Continue reading DEFENCE COMMITTEE: QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN NOT TAKE PLACE OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS
RUSSIA DEVELOPING NEW TORPEDO CAPABLE OF DESTROYING ENEMY NAVAL BASES
Source: Defenceworld Russia is developing a powerful underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases, TASS reports. “It will be possible to mount various nuclear charges on the ‘torpedo’ of the Poseidon multipurpose seaborne system, with the thermonuclear single warhead similar to… Continue reading RUSSIA DEVELOPING NEW TORPEDO CAPABLE OF DESTROYING ENEMY NAVAL BASES
ISRAEL TO LINK FLEET UPGRADE WOTH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY
Source: FlightGlobal.com By Arie Egozi Israel has proposed a deal to purchase additional Boeing F-15s, in a package that would also include upgrading the Israeli air force’s existing I-model examples of the strike aircraft. Worth almost $4 billion, the potential purchase would include 25 twin-engined F-15Is in an advanced configuration. The new version’s airframe would… Continue reading ISRAEL TO LINK FLEET UPGRADE WOTH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY
TAIWAN IS SEEKING F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER
Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense, Yen Teh-fa, has once more reiterated his country’s interest in procuring the F-35B, the U.S. Marine Corps’ short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of Lockheed Martin’s supersonic fifth-generation fighter jet. In a recent interview with local media, the defense minister stated that the… Continue reading TAIWAN IS SEEKING F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER
USAF F-22 INTERCEPTED TWO RUSSIAN TU-95H BEAR BOMBERS OFF WESTERN ALASKA
Source: Shephard US fighter jets intercepted two long-range Russian ‘Bear’ bombers in international airspace off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said 12 May. The long-range Tupelev Tu-95 bombers were ‘intercepted and visually identified’ 11 May morning by a pair of F-22 Raptors as the Russian aircraft flew just north of Alaska’s Aleutian… Continue reading USAF F-22 INTERCEPTED TWO RUSSIAN TU-95H BEAR BOMBERS OFF WESTERN ALASKA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN KATHIMERINI NEWSPAPER (Vid.)
Source: Kathimerini By Alexis Papachelas In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons against civilians, while taking aim at both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Saying that Syria gave up its chemical arsenal in 2013, Assad said the “Western narrative… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN KATHIMERINI NEWSPAPER (Vid.)
UK HAS SOLD $1 BILLION OF WEAPONS TO TURKEY SINCE COUP ATTEMPT
Source: Middle East Eye By Jamie Merrill Theresa May is set to roll out the red carpet for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this weekend, as new figures reveal that Britain has sold more than $1bn of weapons to Ankara since the failed 2016 coup and subsequent crackdown under emergency powers, Middle East Eye can… Continue reading UK HAS SOLD $1 BILLION OF WEAPONS TO TURKEY SINCE COUP ATTEMPT