Voices from the Arab press: The Middle East in 30 years
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Middle East
Drone strikes UN building in Iraq, security sources say
Trump: 'Will remember' lack of British support in Iran war
Sirens sound non-stop across northern Israel, Iran claims it kidnapped US soldiers
Israel backing Iranian Kurdish push to seize Iran border areas, sources say
An Israeli source cautioned that there was pushback from the Iraqi Kurds, and without their practical support it would be hard for the Iranian Kurds to mobilize.
US well on way toward controlling Iran airspace, says White House
Washington expects US objectives in the region to be completed in four to six weeks, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
IDF strikes IRGC, Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district
The attacks come amid more than 500 strikes on targets in Lebanon since the start of the operation, the IDF added.
Iranian officers abandon posts, conscripted troops amid US and Israeli strikes - report
The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.
Trump: US 'quietly' moving thousands of people out of Middle Eastern countries
Trump affirmed earlier on Friday that there would be no deal with Iran and that the US would only accept the Islamic regime’s “unconditional surrender.”
Iran conducts new attacks on Middle East countries, military bases in Kuwait, UAE targeted
Iranian state TV and media reported missiles being launched towards military bases in Kuwait and the UAE, as well as towards Saudi Arabia and Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq.
Trump: No deal with Iran, US will only accept regime's ‘unconditional surrender’
Trump asserted that following Iran’s surrender, the US and its allies would “work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger."
Russia providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, officials say - report
Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.
Iran's exiled conservatives launch party, building blueprint for a post-regime monarchy
IRAN AFFAIRS: Conservative Party of Iran founder Rayan Amiri told The Jerusalem Post that the project is intended to provide political structure for a moment that could come sooner than expected.
IDF launches 15th wave of strikes on Iranian regime, targets infrastructure in Tehran and Isfahan
The IDF noted that it had struck infrastructure belonging to the Islamic regime in Tehran and Isfahan.
