‘Become Our Land’: Smotrich’s Annexation Drive Tests Gaza Ceasefire And International Law

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to occupy and effectively annex around 60% of the Gaza Strip and to annex Lebanese territory up to Israel’s current military deployment lines, remarks that, read alongside reported buffer-zone plans, amount to an explicit push to convert military control into permanent territorial dominion.

IRAN ANALYSIS: Beyond The Barrage – An In-Depth Analysis Of Iran’s ‘Wave 37’ And The Expanding Middle East Conflict.

TEHRAN, IRAN - The early hours of March 11, 2026, marked a significant and dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US-Israel alliance. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

US: The $100 Barrel Mirage – How A Social Media Post, A Denial, And A War Confused Global Markets.

It was the kind of volatility that wipes out traders and creates legends. In a span of 24 hours, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude briefly touched a…

CHINA: Friends In Need – China’s High-Wire Act Between Tehran And The Gulf.

BEIJING/DUBAI — As the thunder of airstrikes echoes across the Middle East, one voice has emerged from Beijing with a message that is simultaneously a condemnation of the West, a…

US-IRAN: Trump Signals Iran War Could End “Pretty Quickly” As U.S. Quietly Seeks Exit Strategy.

WASHINGTON, TEHRAN - As the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran enters its second week, Donald Trump has simultaneously declared that the conflict could end “pretty…

IRAN: ‘KHARG ISLAND’ – The Tiny Oil Hub At The Centre Of A Widening Iran War And A Potential Target For U.S.–Israeli Resource Control.

TEHRAN, IRAN - In the northern waters of the Persian Gulf lies a small coral island barely five miles long. Yet this narrow strip of land called Kharg Island has…

US: US–Israel War On Iran Enters Dangerous New Phase As Critics Warn Of Modern “Colonial Crusade.”

WASHINGTON, US - The United States and Israel are deepening their military campaign against Iran, with senior officials in Washington warning that the war is far from over and may…

JERUSALEM, THIRD TEMPLE: ‘Red Lines Crossed’ – Inside The Far-Right Push To Sacrifice At Al-Aqsa And The Creeping Annexation Of Jerusalem Under Cover Of War.

JERUSALEM — In the narrow, winding streets of the Old City, the silence is deafening. For the ninth consecutive day, the metallic clang of iron gates being pulled shut at…

GAZA: Israel Keeps Gaza Crossings Closed As Humanitarian Catastrophe Deepens Amid Accusations Of Weaponising Aid.

GAZA CITY — Israel’s continued closure of Gaza’s border crossings for more than ten consecutive days has intensified an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian enclave, where more…

IRAN: The Unseen Hand Takes The Throne: Mojtaba Khamenei’s Ascension And The Birth Of A Wartime Theocracy.

TEHRAN, IRAN — In the smouldering aftermath of the February 28 US-Israeli airstrikes that decapitated the Islamic Republic’s leadership, Iran’s Assembly of Experts has moved with unprecedented speed to fill…

IRAN: According To Iran’s Foreign Minister, Choosing The Next Supreme Leader Is Solely ‘A Matter For The Iranian People’.

Tehran, Iran - The sudden death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint US-Israeli strikes of February 28 has plunged the Islamic Republic into its most consequential succession crisis since…

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