Alwaght– The visit to Iran of the Iraqi Prime Minister Mostafa al-Kadhimi on July 21 is still a topic of media debates and analyses after a week. But what is being disregarded here is the cancelation of his scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia. He was planned to visit Saudi Arabia ...
Read More »American-Style Retaliation: US Jets Intercept Iranian Civil Airliner
Alwaght– As a follow-up to its illegal and terrorist actions on the global stage, the US on Tuesday night sent two f-15 fighter jets from Al-Tanf military base to harass an Iranian passenger plane en route to Lebanon over Syria. When the jets flew close to the plane, the pilot ...
Read More »How Can Baghdad Counter Turkish Military Violations?
Alwaght– 20 days after Turkey’s latest assault on northern Iraq, the Turkish troops continue their operations in this part of the country. The new wave of the Turkish army’s attacks on the Iraqi north started on June 15 under the Operation Eagle Claw, with commandos deployed to Haftanin region. Also, ...
Read More »Yemen’s Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: Spiritual Leader And A Genius Military Strategist
Alwaght– After over a decade of leadership over the Ansarullah Movement of Yemen, Sayed Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi has transferred into the powerful, influential, and top man of Yemen. Such a promotion in the political position was not outcome of personal wealth or media propaganda. Rather, it has roots in his ...
Read More »Erdogan’s Coronavirus Bribes To Trump
Alwaght– The spread of the COVID-19 worldwide has been effecting the political relations among the world countries, as it impacts all aspects of human life. On the one hand, the pandemic forced border closures and on the other hand reduced the visits of the diplomats to foreign countries. At the ...
Read More »Three Bin Salman’s Weak Spots Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Alwaght– The idealist and ever-controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman just against the expectations appears to have ahead difficult times in the governance as he enters the third year of serving in the post. Since his assumption of the post in June 2017, he seemed to have ...
Read More »Global Oil War: What Are Its Cons And Pros To US?
Alwaght– As the coronavirus outbreak forced down the global demands for oil and the major oil suppliers so far failed to reach an agreement on the amount of the supply they have to release to the market, the crude prices have sharply fallen. Responding to the situation, the US Secretary ...
Read More »Future Of Bin Salman, His Plans Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Alwaght– The outbreak of coronavirus has so far left highly negative impacts on the global economy, increasing the pressures on governments that take preventive actions and controlling measures to reduce the economic vulnerability in their countries. One of the countries that received negative effects even before the COVID-19 hit its ...
Read More »Idlib Ceasefire Uncertain Amid Turkey-Militants’ Differences
Alwaght– Over the past few months, Syrian Idlib province crisis has been the hotbed of regional disputes bringing Russia and Turkey to the brink of direct military clashes as each of two actors supports the opposite side of the conflict in the Arab country. After a period of intensified tensions ...
Read More »Three Theories Why Iraq’s Saleh Named Al-Zurfi PM-Designate
Alwaght– The task of naming a successor to resigned Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is increasingly becoming a crisis to the Iraqi political community as nobody seems to have the capability to solve it. When on March 2, PM-designate Allawi quitted following a failure to form a new cabinet, ...
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