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A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps carries an injured child at the scene of an attack on a military parade on September 22, 2018 in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz. Photo:
AFP / ISNA / Shayan Haji Najaf

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

24 killed, dozens wounded in ‘terrorist’ attack in Iran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 22, 2018February 18, 2020

An image taken from Hezbollah's al-Manar TV on Sept 19 shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement Hezbollah, giving a televised address from an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Hezbollah to Syria’s Kurds: ‘Don’t bet on the Americans’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian jet takes off from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean off the Syrian coast during a strike against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria in Nov 2016. Photo: AFP / screen grab from Russian Defense Ministry video.

AT Finance, Germany, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian plane was shot down by Syrian air-defense unit

by Stephen Bryen September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Nataliy Zemboska

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Downed aircraft tests Russia’s patience with Israeli air power

by Asia Times staff September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian Il-20 military plane crashed off the coast of Syria Monday, killing 15 servicemen. It was shot down in error by Syrian air defense systems responding to an incursion by Israeli warplanes. Photo: Aleksandr Tarasenkov / Russian Defence Ministry

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia blames Israel for deadly warplane downing by Syria

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian bodyguard stands near President Vladimir Putin as he talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan and Putin agree to a Syria DMZ

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Uyghur jihadis: some shy, some not. Photo: Radio Alwan

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Central Asian jihadis dig in for Idlib battle

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of China: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

After Syria’s partition, will Xinjiang be destabilized?

by Christina Lin September 13, 2018September 13, 2018

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey steps up arms supplies to rebels in Idlib: Report

by Asia Times staff September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US talks Syria air strikes with UK, France

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian tank goes through its paces. The Vostok 2018 war games start on Tuesday. Photo: AFP/Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

The view from Moscow? A powerful signal to the world

by Giovanni Pigni September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia accuses US of using white phosphorus ordnance

by Asia Times and agencies September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The New York Times front page, dated August 9, 1974, on President Richard Nixon's resignation. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

‘Resistance’ runs amok in the US Deep Throat War

by Pepe Escobar September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Terrorists, Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

In the ruins of the caliphate, ISIS rears its ugly head

by Joseph Hope September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran on September 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev

Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey, Russia seek Idlib consensus in Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian Navy vessel fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria from the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Russian Federation Ministry of Defense

Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia to hold ‘large-scale’ drills in Mediterranean

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Will there be a sea change in the Middle East?

by Norman A. Bailey August 31, 2018

A Russian navy vessel is seen off the Syrian port of Tartus in late July. Photo: AFP / SANA

Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Operation Sea Shield seen as a Russian power projection

by Giovanni Pigni August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Buses depart as civilians are evacuated from the Shiite villages of Fuaa and Kafraya in Syria's northwestern Idlib province after a deal was reached last month between Iran and Syrian opposition groups. Photo: AFP/ Ahmed Rahhal / Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

In Syria’s Idlib, a battle without Iran or chemicals

by Manhal Bareesh August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Civilians in peril as Syrian regime readies for attack

by Asia Times and agencies August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addresses the media during a visit to the Israel-Syria border. Photo: AFP / Jalaa Marey

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Israel aims for Middle East with new ‘precision rocket’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Syria

Tehran ‘to help rebuild’ Syria

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab from a July 05, 2014 propaganda video allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Al-Furqan Media

France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

IS leader makes call to arms after year of silence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Growing hostility toward the US is creating opportunities for China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US

by David P. Goldman August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli civilians on the Golan Heights watch as fighting rages just beyond the border fence in Syria between Syrian government forces and ISIS fighters, on Friday, 27 July 2018. Photo: Mati Milstein/NurPhoto

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia plays referee on the Golan Heights

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Idlib militants eye China, Central Asia as next targets

by Christina Lin August 13, 2018

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria blast kills 39 civilians

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Political activist Samar Badawi, the sister of the jailed blogger Raif Badawi, was swept up in the latest crackdown on human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. The move prompted criticism by Canada. Photo: AFP/Alex Wong

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi claims ‘badge of pride’ in break with Canada

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 9, 2018February 18, 2020