A few questions about the “migrant caravan”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “migrant caravan” is making its way from Honduras to the United States. Al-Jazeera tells us, “Facing tightened security, waves of Hondurans continue to try to […]
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Iran’s air corridor to Hezbollah: Background and briefing on the latest claims
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A Fars Air Qeshm flight Boeing 747 touched down in Beirut at 2:04 pm on October 16. The large white aircraft had left Tehran at 9:33am […]
Questions about the latest Khashoggi affair twist: The “secret recording”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2 during a visit to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, rumors and leaks have circulated describing various […]
The Khashoggi files: As case builds against Riyadh, what the Wikileaks files tell us about history and kingdom
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On October 11, nine days into the Khashoggi Affair, US Senator Bob Corker said “there is no question the Saudis did this,” according to a tweet […]
Before the disappearance: Khashoggi’s own words, the Arab Spring, the Brotherhood and the region
Transcribed and annotated By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On October 6 The Arab Tyrant Manual, which includes work from Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmad Gatnash, who together also are President and […]
The Trump Doctrine and the end of the ‘New World Order’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN This originally appeared at The Jerusalem Post “Setting fire to the ground,” a “major catastrophe,” bringing “new instability” are the headlines that have greeted Donald Trump’s […]
10 questions about the disappearance of Khashoggi, the case deepens
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On October 2 Saudi Arabian journalist and one time Kingdom insider Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after going to Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. Almost immediately the Chief […]
Khamenei victim-shames sexual assault victims in failed attempt to exploit “me too” and promote “hijab”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a Tweet on October 3 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei victim-shamed victims of sexual assault in an attempt to manipulate the current popularity of “me […]
Iraqis (and others) react to Barham Salih’s election as President and Abdul Mahdi seeking to form new government
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqis have reacted with messages of hope and relief following the election of Barham Salih as President. He will take over from Fuad Masum […]
Whoops: A billboard in Shiraz, Iran, appears to commemorate Israeli soldiers
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a stunning failure of using an illustrative photo for a billboard in Iran, a group of Israeli soldiers appear next to a poem in Shiraz, […]
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