Geostrategy-Direct Once he ascends to the Saudi throne after King Salman steps down, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is expected to act more decisively than past Saudi leaders on (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Recent satellite imagery shows that Iran is constructing a permanent military facility inside Syria, according to a British news report. A Western intelligence source told the BBC on (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Two recent videos posted by an Iranian opposition group show crowds of Iranian citizens chanting slogans – but not the slogans the outside world is used to hearing (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran continues to spread its “greatness” throughout the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani said in a message intended to reinforce a regime facing critical infighting at home over (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct [There has been voluminous analysis before and after the Oct. 13 speech by President Donald Trump. Following are excerpts from that policy address with the long-awaited decision by (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct After signing a nuclear accord with world powers in 2015, Iran has tried on at least 30 occasions to procure technology in Germany that was prohibited under the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Israel is adopting proactive military steps after deciding its concerns about Iran’s bid for dominance in the region and growing footprint in Syria had fallen on deaf ears (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran has for the first time displayed in public its advanced Russian-made S-300 air defense system as tensions with the United States mount in the post Obama era. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A visit this summer by Iraqi Shi’ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia created an uproar in Iran. Kayhan newspaper, the mouthpiece of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, (more…)