How the Trump administration overplayed its hand with China
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US appears to have badly overplayed its hand in its struggle with China. The fact that China was “rising” was largely known for decades and […]
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List of US-Russia incidents in eastern Syria
The US and Russia are increasingly having incidents in eastern Syria. On February 19 a US patrol and a Russian armored vehicle almost came into contact as the Russians tried […]
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 […]
Hezbollah: Foreign interference behind Lebanon protests
Echoing Iran state media, Hadi al-Amiri, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Qais Khazali, and other pro-Iran voices, Hezbollah says the protests in Lebanon over the past weeks were due to US and […]
Amiri, Kata’ib Hezbollah blame US, Israel for Iraqi protests, Khazali vows revenge
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN *This article appeared in a slightly different form as ‘Iraq’s Pro-Iranian politician Amiri blames US-Israel for protests’ at The Jerusalem Post Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the […]
Notes and quotes on the eve of the invasion: Turkey, eastern Syria, the SDF and the US
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On the eve of Turkey’s threatened invasion of eastern Syria, accelerated by US President Donald Trump’s October 6 decision to turn over the anti-ISIS campaign to […]
From Gibraltar onward: Mapping the Adrian Darya 1’s trip and news
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Around 8 in the morning on Saturday the Adrian Darya 1 was off the coast of Tasucu Turkey in the waters between Turkey and Esentepe in […]
Mystery after “sabotage” of oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN As tensions rose over the weekend between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf, several vessels were “sabotaged” in the United Arab Emirates. Both Iranian […]
Disturbing questions about the US sudden Syria withdrawal
Between December 14 and 20 the US, its allies, partners and the Middle East have been shocked to see US President Donald Trump decide to withdraw from Syria and US […]
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 […]
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