The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.
Before April 13, observers knew that the Islamic Republic promoted low-grade terrorism in wild and unpredictable ways, but they also knew Tehran avoided large-scale conflicts – carefully.
Bahrain hosts the 33rd Arab Summit to discuss Gaza, propose a ceasefire, and push for a Palestinian state. Arab leaders aim for a unified stance on regional issues.
According to the Iranian media, which has excellent connections with Hezbollah, “the talks also focused on the recent Gaza truce talks and international political policies."
Iran is seeking outreach to not only Egypt by also Saudi Arabia. Recent reports also indicate that Iran has threatened Jordan.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe.
The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan that has links to the military wing of the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
Erdogan insists that Hamas has not been carrying out terrorist operations from Turkey despite meetings with Hamas leaders and allowing the Palestinian group to maintain offices in Istanbul.
Iraq's defense ministry issued a statement mourning the loss of a colonel and "a number of heroic fighters of the regiment as a result of their response to a terrorist attack."
Rasoulof said he made the decision after he learned about a month ago that his sentence had been confirmed.
A Turkish official later said Erdogan had "misspoke" and meant that Gazans more generally were being treated in Turkey.