The Iranian plot that shut down Denmark
Now we know why Denmark cut itself off from Germany and Sweden and launched a massive security operation in September. It wasn’t against an ISIS-style terror attack, but against an […]
Tag Archives: 2018
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 […]
This is the warehouse Israel struck in Latakia
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On September 19 satellite images showed the destruction of a warehouse in Latakia that was targeted on September 17. In the images, published on i24 and […]
The Farrakhan elephant in the room at Aretha Franklin’s funeral
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN What was far-right religious leader Louis Farrakhan doing at Aretha Franklin’s funeral? The Forward asked this question, but most major media has sought to not discuss the […]
Is Washington scrambling to prevent Iran-backed parties from forming Iraq’s new government?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US is concerned that Hadi al-Amiri’s Fatah Alliance will form the next government in Iraq. After it came in second in the elections in May […]
Russia’s involvement in Syria by the numbers: Comparison with US involvement in Syria and Iraq
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A recent report says that 63,012 Russian personnel served in Syria since 2015 when Russia intervened significantly to support the regime of Bashar al-Assad. This has […]
From Syria’s Suwayda massacre to Israel’s ‘Nation-State’ law: The Druze between rocks and hard places
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The last week of July and first days of August were momentous and difficult for Druze in Syria and Israel. On July 25 ISIS members attacks […]
Al-Jarida: “Israel will bomb Iraq, list of Iranian targets”
The Arabic website Al-Jarida reported on July 21 that Israel will bomb Iraq and that it has obtained a list of Iranian targets. A PDF of the cover of the newspaper was […]
Berlin: 8 detained in alleged anti-semitic attack
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Welt reports that eight were arrested in Berlin for an Anti-semitic attack. The report on July 8 notes: “Eight men were arrested in Berlin after an anti-Semitic […]
The June 18 airstrike on Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah in Syria has been blamed on Israel, here’s how it unfolded
Breaking: Mystery surrounds overnight airstrikes on pro-Syrian regime fighters June 18, 0800 hours Jerusalem time After Syrian regime blamed US and US denied the attacks, questions remain over who carried […]
