Author: Barry

Iran– This week, Iranian diplomat Abbas Araqchi had what officials described as “fruitful and constructive” discussions with top Saudi authorities, marking another step forward in their ongoing thaw between these regional powers. According to Nasser Kanaani from Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s spokesperson office, these talks centered around regional security, economic cooperation, as well as common...

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, issued a bold and defiant statement Tuesday regarding Iran’s military’s stand against any acts of aggression during recent confrontations, underlining Iran’s readiness to protect its sovereignty regardless of any costs involved. General Bagheri made his remarks at a high-level military ceremony in Tehran, during...

Doha/Riyadh Joint Meeting for July 7, 2025. Diplomatic momentum is building for the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks held in Doha, Qatar, with Saudi media outlets reporting an overall “positive atmosphere”, according to reports by Al-Arabiya and I24news.tv.Mediated by Qatar and Egypt with United States mediation and facilitation, these negotiations mark an attempt at...

Palestinian media outlets have reported that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are conducting active demolition operations in Gaza City’s eastern districts as part of an overall military campaign aimed at dismantling what Israel views as “terrorist infrastructure.” Local sources report Israeli bulldozers and ground forces are leveling residential buildings and other structures in eastern neighborhoods–Tel al-Hawa...

At last month’s NATO summit in The Hague, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an impassioned plea directly to U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene and end deadly violence occurring around Gaza aid distribution centers. Citing reports of hundreds of Palestinians being killed trying to access food supplies he stressed the urgency in stopping further...

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, stressed on Friday during an official visit to Moscow that reaching a permanent ceasefire in Gaza was his kingdom’s number one goal–preceding any normalization with Israel. Speaking during this trip, Prince Faisal clearly linked future diplomatic ties between both nations to progress on the Palestinian front....

Washington D.C. — On July 2, 2025, four Ministers unanimously condemned and demanded justice without directly naming Pakistan. On July 1st, foreign ministers of the Quad alliance–comprised of the United States, India, Japan and Australia–issued a joint statement condemning April 22’s terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir which resulted in 26 people dying, 25...

Washington D.C. — July 1 2025 — The United States has officially approved a $510 million arms sale to Israel amid continuing regional tensions, providing thousands of precision-guided munitions as part of the agreement. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), an approved package includes: 3,845 KMU-558B/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits for...

On June 30th 2025, Jerusalem and West Bank will officially merge. Bezalel Smotrich of Israel strongly condemned an assault by West Bank settlers against military security installations, labeling their action a violation of national security and law that had crossed a red line and compromised national security and the rule of law. The assault involved...