This is a very insightful interview with The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi. He talks a lot about Iran’s perspective on the buildup to war, and, near the end of the interview, describes his own experience of the attacks that killed many of his fellow officials on the day the …
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by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, July 28, 2026 There must be fifty ways to leave Iran. Forget victory, Mallory. Skip defeat, Pete. No need for a treaty, Tweety. Erase ceasefire, McGuire. Drop the MOU, Hugh. Don’t negotiate, Nate. Stay out of the news, Toulouse. Just go home. Collect your …
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from The News Desk at The Cradle, July 22,2026 As global attention remains fixed on the Strait of Hormuz, another chokepoint is being disrupted: Bab al-Mandab. Located between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and squeezed between Djibouti and Yemen, the strait carries 12 percent of global trade and one-quarter …
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by Vanesssa Beeley, pubilshed on Substack, July 19, 2026 On Friday 17th July, Iran carried out an extensive attack on the US occupation base at Al Tanf in Syria. A drone and missile strike targeted a US Special Operations Command base in south-eastern Syria..the first strike on Syrian territory since …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, July 15, 2025 According to data released by the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on 14 July, more than 200 non-Iranian vessels applied for passage permits and insurance coverage during the three weeks between the signing of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) …
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Phil Taylor interviews Professor Atif Kubursi on The Taylor Report, July 7, 2026 This is a podcast on Spotify, found at “The Taylor Report“, audio posted below with edited transcript. Unfortunately, you can only read the transcript on the original website. It is an AI construct so has some obvious …
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News Compilation from the Conflicts Forum, July 6, 2026 Return to Full-Scale War or a New Style of US Management of the Region through Proxies? / Khamenei’s Funeral Consolidates Iran’s Soft Power — “Towards a Tougher Stance in Negotiations” / AnsarAllah & Iran break Yemen blockade; Threaten Riyadh: ‘Bab al-Mandeb …
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from The Syrian Observer, July 15, 2026 One year after a dispute in the al-Maqous neighbourhood escalated into three days of devastating violence, Suweida remains caught between a central government unwilling to acknowledge the full extent of the atrocities, an increasingly coercive local authority and communities whose grief has hardened …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, July 20, 2026 Washington announced the launch of its so-called “pilot zones” program in south Lebanon on 20 July, as part of a US-brokered deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv that was signed last month in violation of Lebanese laws. “Today, pilot zone …
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by Kit Klarenberg, published on Global Delinquents, July 5, 2026 On June 27th, a plane ferrying a “specialized” team of “highly trained search and rescue specialists” flew into Venezuela from Damascus. Dispatched at putative Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s direct order, the 15-strong group is assisting disaster efforts launched by Caracas …
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Sovereignty Support Movement Sovereignty for West Asia
