Category: MIddle East

Transatlantic Policies on China: Is There a Role for Türkiye?

Türkiye is an important transatlantic actor in Sino-Western competition. It can add value to Western efforts aimed at synchronizing policies toward a rising China. And yet, at present, Ankara’s policies on China are not harmonized with those of its partners in the West. Introduction Tense competition between the West and China in recent years has brought U.S. and EU policies […]

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Balochistan Liberation Charter: The Baloch National Struggle Is A Secular Movement Against The Islamic Republics Of Iran And Pakistan

The following is the Balochistan Liberation Charter promoted by the Free Balochistan Movement, headed by Hyrbyair Marri, one of the most popular leaders among Baloch people. He is the son of the renowned Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri, who was the chief of the Marri Baloch tribe and head of the National Awami Party (NAP). Hyrbyair Marri supports the […]

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Prominent Baloch Leader Hyrbyair Marri: We Make No Distinction Between The Theocratic Iranian Regime And Its Proxies; When The Baloch Are An Independent Nation, We Will Never Allow Our Land And Waters To Be Used As A Conduit For Aggression Against Other Nations, Including Israel

Prominent Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri, the head of the Free Balochistan Movement and one of the most popular leaders among Baloch youth, is an influential critic of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Born in 1968 in Quetta, the capital of the Balochistan region under the rule of the Pakistani government, Marri currently resides in London. He is the son of […]

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Afghanistan launches investigation into Iranian border massacre claims

The Islamic Emirate confirmed late Wednesday it has initiated an investigation into allegations that over 200 Afghan migrants were shot dead on the Iran-Afghanistan border by Iranian military forces on Sunday. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, said in a post on X that “various governmental bodies and diplomatic missions of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have initiated comprehensive investigations […]

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Israel’s Forever War on Palestinian Refugees

Since 1948, Israel has made a habit of targeting Palestinian refugee camps, striking the people it’s already displaced. During the thick of summer, around 8 a.m. one day in late July 1971, bulldozers crept into the Gaza Strip’s Jabalia refugee camp. The Israeli military had already warned several families of their impending evictions, and a large show of Israeli forces […]

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The Islamization of Bangladesh by Muhammad Yunus – Backed by Obama, Soros, Clintons

Bangladesh, a country being promptly being shifted towards Talibanization under Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus — openly backed by Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George Soros and the U.S. Democratic Party — is experiencing a total nightmare. Bangladesh’s former leader, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was forced to flee on August 5, following a coup d’état. Now, Hindus in […]

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Taliban profit as flights diverted around Middle East crisis fill up Afghan airspace

Flying through Afghan airspace is proving to be the safest option for international airlines, with Iran’s missile bombardment of Israel causing a noticeable shift in flight patterns The number of international flights passing through Taliban-controlled Afghan airspace reached a record high this week in the aftermath of Iran’s missile attack against Israel. On Thursday, a record 191 flights passed over […]

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All Eyes On Balochistan – Two Years Since The Islamic Republic Of Iran Killed Khudanoor Lajai

Khudanoor Lajai, a brilliant young Baloch man killed by the Iranian regime, is one of the symbols of the uprising against the Islamic Republic of Iran. On September 30, 2022, Lajai joined the Zahedan protests against the Islamic regime that resulted in the “Bloody Friday.”[1] A day later he quarreled with IRGC personnel and was shot at close range. Family […]

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Iran to deport 2 million Afghan nationals this year

Iran has stepped up efforts to deport Afghan migrants and said that by the end of March next year, two million undocumented migrants will be “expelled” from the country. According to Iranian media reports, Ahmad Reza Radan, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s law enforcement, stated that “over 750,000 illegal migrants” have already been deported from Iran, and this number will total […]

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The Iranian Regime And the Dangerous Crossroads Of War And Inaction – OpEd

From the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi army and the Gulf War, to 9/11 and the temporary fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by the U.S., and the invasion of Iraq leading to the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, handing Iraq over on a silver platter to the Quds Force and its organized networks, the Iranian regime has […]

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