Mid East – Page 160 – Prologue Journal

Middle Eastern War Defies a Fragmented Global Order

New York Times Decentralized authority around the world has made it harder for leading superpowers to bring about peace in the Mideast. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/world/middleeast/middle-east-war-peace-nasrallah.html

Strikes hit US-run base in eastern Syria: Reports

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A military facility housing US occupation forces in eastern Syria comes under attack, reports say. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/29/734191/Strikes-US-base-Syria-Dayr-Zawr-

Nasrallah assassination aimed at provoking US-Iran war: Russia FM

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah may have been intended to provoke a war between the United States and Iran. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/29/734190/russia-condemns-hezbollah-Nasrallah-killing-provoking-US-Iran-war

Iraqi resistance strikes vital Israeli targets in Eilat with combat drones

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has carried out two drone strikes on strategic targets within Israeli-occupied territories, in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime’s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/29/734187/Iraqi-resistance-launches-retaliatory-drone-strikes-on-vital-Israeli-targets-in-Eilat

The rise of Israeli VPNs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Kape Technologies, which owns a number of the biggest virtual private network providers, is the child of Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi who has a background with a covert Israeli military unit with a…

Iran Projects Caution After Israeli Strikes Against Hezbollah

New York Times Leaders in Tehran suggested it would be the Lebanese militia that would strike back at Israel after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah and bombings in Beirut. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/world/middleeast/iran-hezbollah-israel-nasrallah.html

Iran calls for emergency UNSC meeting to address Israeli aggression after Nasrallah’s assassination

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran urges the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the Israeli regime’s ongoing aggression, which recently led to the assassination of Hezbollah’s secretary general. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/29/734178/Iran-United-Nations-Security-Council-emergency-meeting-Israeli-aggression-Nasrallah-assassination-Lebanon-Gaza

Missile fired from Lebanon lands near occupied al-Quds

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least one missile fired from the direction of Lebanon lands near the holy city of al-Quds in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/28/734175/Lebanon-missile-al-Quds-West-Bank-Hezbollah-retaliation-Israel-escalation

Death of Hezbollah Leader May Lead to Changes in Middle East

New York Times After Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militia and Iranian proxy, Tehran was faced with deciding how, or whether, to retaliate. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/world/middleeast/nasrallah-israel-hezbollah-iran.html

As Hezbollah Threat Loomed, Israel Built Up Its Spy Agencies

New York Times After the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Israel invested heavily to intercept the group’s communications and track its commanders in a shadowy war that ultimately led to the killing of the group’s leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/us/politics/hezbollah-israel.html