What we know about Abdolhossein Mojaddami’s killing
Basij commander Abdol-Hossein Majdami (عبدالحسین مجدمی) in Khuzestan was gunned down as he left his home in the early hours of Wednesday, January 22. But what do we know? The […]
Author Archives: Seth Frantzman
The second generation of low birthrates: Long term affects
What is the long-term affect of societies that have a low birth rate, such as Japan or Italy. I mean, what happens when two generations grow up where most […]
From the attack on US bases to the ballistic missile strikes: Seth Frantzman covers the US-Iran crises
In a series of articles I covered the emerging Iran-US crises in late December 2019 and early January 2020. It came after many months of tensions going back tot May […]
Drone Wars notes
Iranian drones Yemenis increasingly using drones at VOA Iran unveils new 1,000km drone at Al-Jazeera Iran’s progress in drone manufacturing at Press TV Mohajer Iran drone series at Press TV Seth Frantzman on […]
The Liwa Fatemiyoun make a new video about their role in Syria, threatening Israel
The Lia Fatimiyun (Liwa Fatemiyoun) have made a new video that they uploaded at this link. It begin with a narration about the war on ISIS but also includes details […]
December 22 airstrikes Syria reports
Reports of Syrian air defense were active after 11pm. Soon reports emerged. Video from over Lebanon. عدوان #اسرائيلي جديد على #سوريا بصواريخ عبرت الساحل والأجواء #اللبنانية pic.twitter.com/DGV6doPF7s […]
Netanyahu and UAE in Twitter diplomacy
Israel’s Prime Minister responded to a tweet by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE on Saturday, December 21. “I welcome the closer relations between Israel and many Arab […]
US statements on SDF show attempt to avoid past commitments
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a December statement US Secretary of Defense sought to portray the SDF as seeking a Kurdish state as a way for the US to […]
Everything you NEED to know about Iran’s Imam Ali base at Albukamal, Syria
Iran is building a base near Albukamal in Syria near the Iraqi border. The base was built next to a site occupied by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shi’ite militia with […]
Text, source and analysis: Syria’s Assad gave an interview, what did he say and why?
Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Italian television, but it was not broadcast as Damascus wanted. So, SANA seems to have put the whole interview online. They […]
