As U.S. pressure builds against Iran, Trump is focused on Iraq
Geostrategy-Direct, February 3, 2026 As the key Middle East power broker at a very sensitive juncture in early 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump has been clear that he does (more…)
Iraq militia issues call to war for all Iran proxies; Trump warns against Maliki’s return
Geostrategy-Direct, January 27, 2026 Nouri al-Maliki, the leader of Iraq’s Shiite Islamic Dawa Party, served as the nation’s prime minister from 2006 to 2014. His tenure was marked by (more…)
Syrian forces displace Kurds, consolidate control
Geostrategy-Direct, January 20, 2026 As Syrian government forces have continued to take territory from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurdish families were forced to flee the fighting, reports (more…)
Fall of Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo challenge fragile Syrian unity
Geostrategy-Direct, January 13, 2026 The first days of 2026 have seen clashes in then northern Syrian city of Aleppo between Kurdish forces and Syrian government forces which threaten the (more…)
Maduro’s capture further stresses Iran’s terror proxies and networks
Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 When American commandos captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro it put another huge dent in Iran’s network of terror proxies. Venezuela under Maduro served Iranian and (more…)
Israel recognizes Somaliland, triggers threat from Houthis, frustrates Saudis
Geostrategy-Direct, December 30, 2025 Israel on Dec. 26 officially recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. The self-declared, unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa is located on (more…)
Attack on U.S. forces in Palmyra threatens new high stakes cooperation with Syria
Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 The terrorist attack which killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter (a Christian from the Kurdistan region) has raised concerns about the newly formed (more…)
Hearing on jihadist terror in Nigeria: Disarm militants, make Sharia Law unconstitutional
Geostrategy-Direct, December 9, 2025 Following President Donald Trump’s directive to investigate the “slaughter of Christians” in Nigeria, U.S. members of Congress called for terror groups in the region to (more…)
Syria-CENTCOM complete first joint operation against ISIS
Geostrategy-Direct, December 2, 2025 Syria’s government security forces, rebuilt from the ground up after the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, have for the first time assisted American forces in (more…)