Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does: CBS TV March 15, 2018 Reuters Staff https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...uclear-bomb-if-iran-does-cbs-tv-idUSKCN1GR1MN RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear weapons if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom’s crown prince said in remarks released on Thursday, raising the prospect of a nuclear arms race in a region already riven with conflict. FILE PHOTO: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman arrives at Lambeth Palace, London, Britain, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yui Mok/Pool “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible,” Prince Mohammed bin Salman told CBS in an interview that will air in full on Sunday. The Sunni Muslim kingdom has been at loggerheads with revolutionary Shi’ite Iran for decades. The countries have fought a long-running proxy war in the Middle East and beyond, backing rival sides in armed conflicts and political crises including in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Prince Mohammed, who also serves as Saudi defense minister, said last year that the kingdom would make sure any future struggle between the two countries “is waged in Iran”, prompting Iranian threats to hit back at most of Saudi Arabia except the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Riyadh has criticized the 2015 deal between world powers and Tehran under which economic sanctions on Iran were lifted in return for the Islamic Republic curbing its nuclear energy program. U.S. sanctions will resume unless President Donald Trump issues fresh “waivers” to suspend them on May 12. The comments by Prince Mohammed, who at 32 is heir to the throne, also have implications for Israel, another U.S. ally which neither confirms nor denies the widespread assumption that it controls the Middle East’s only nuclear arsenal. Israel has long argued that, should Iran develop nuclear weapons, it would trigger similar projects among the Persian power’s Arab rivals and further destabilize the region. It has never joined the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has said it would consider inspections and controls under the NPT only if was at peace with its Arab neighbors and Iran. CIVILIAN PROGRAM Saudi Arabia is stepping up plans to develop a civilian nuclear energy capability as part of a reform plan led by Prince Mohammed to reduce the economy’s dependence on oil. The world’s top oil exporter has previously said it wants nuclear technology only for peaceful uses but has left unclear whether it also wants to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel, a process which can also be used in the production of atomic weapons. The United States, South Korea, Russia, France and China are bidding on a multi-billion dollar tender to build the country’s first two nuclear reactors. Prince Mohammed’s comments, ahead of a trip to the United States next week, could impact the bid by a consortium that includes Toshiba-owned Westinghouse. U.S. companies can usually transfer nuclear technology to another country only if the United States has signed an agreement with that country ruling out domestic uranium enrichment and the preprocessing of spent nuclear fuel — steps that can have military uses. A related video is included in the link above. In previous talks, Saudi Arabia has refused to sign up to any agreement that would deprive it of the possibility of one day enriching uranium. Reactors need uranium enriched to around five percent purity but the same technology in this process can also be used to enrich the heavy metal to a higher, weapons-grade level. This has been at the heart of Western and regional concerns over the nuclear work of Iran, Saudi Arabia’s arch-rival which enriches uranium domestically. Riyadh approved a national policy for its atomic energy program on Tuesday, including limiting all nuclear activities to peaceful purposes, within the limits defined by international treaties. Reporting By Stephen Kalin, Editing by Hugh Lawson and William Maclean
It would be pretty idiotic if the west would believe that Saudi Arabia is a "real friend". We feed a Wahhabi state in a big way with weapons. Dangerous. But more for europe. In general, it is crazy that most of the weapons are delivered to the region with the greatest conflicts and tensions. The second (Saudi Arabia), third (Egypt) and fourth (United Arab Emirates) biggest arms importeurs are mostly supplied by the Us and Europe. Asia and the Middle East lead rising trend in arms imports If that did not happen, they could only fight with a few shotguns. And our Turkish "friends" have the second largest military power of NATO. The naive Germans love to make armament deals with the wolf in sheep´s clothing. Even though he obviously does not look like a sheep anymore and breaking international law. Turkish Newspaper Close To President Erdogan Calls To Form Joint Islamic Army To Fight Israel
Explainer: Foreign powers obstruct more Assad gains in Syria March 15, 2018 Tom Perry, Laila Bassam https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...truct-more-assad-gains-in-syria-idUSKCN1GR1RR BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s war is reaching a point where President Bashar al-Assad will not be able to win back much more territory without risking conflicts with foreign powers that have sent military forces to the country. FILE PHOTO: A Syrian Air Force fighter plane fires a rocket during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, Syria August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic The expected conquest of eastern Ghouta will be another milestone in Assad’s effort to crush the rebellion as the war enters its eighth year with Russia and Iran still firmly behind him. Assad’s foreign enemies have condemned the assault but failed to stop it, as was seen in Homs, Aleppo and other areas where pro-government forces crushed outgunned rebels. But the map of the conflict suggests difficulties ahead for Assad in his quest to recover “every inch” of a country fractured by a war that has killed half a million people and driven 5.4 million abroad. The U.S. military is in much of the east and northeast, which is controlled by Kurdish groups that want autonomy from Damascus. It has used force to defend the territory from pro-Assad forces. Turkey has sent forces into the northwest to counter those same Kurdish groups, carving out a buffer zone where anti-Assad rebels have regrouped. In the southwest, where rebels hold territory at the Israeli and Jordanian border, Assad faces the risk of conflict with Israel, which wants his Iranian-backed allies kept well away from the frontier and has mounted air strikes in Syria. Some believe a divided Syria may stabilize for some time - perhaps years - with Assad forced to accept a de facto partition and no prospect of a negotiated peace. Others fear further escalation involving Turkey, the United States, Israel, Iran and Russia. “I don’t think victory is as near as the Syrian government perceives it to be,” said David Lesch, an expert on Syria, noting that Assad was now facing “a diplomatic quagmire”. Assad believes he can “wait out” foreign powers, notably Turkey and the United States, but it is going to be a very long time, if ever, before he can extend real control over the rest of the country, Lesch said. CONFIDENCE IN DAMASCUS The conflict grew out of popular protests against Assad and evolved into a violent insurgency and civil war after the government responded with force. It has laid waste to swathes of Syria, helped the rise of Islamic State, fed sectarianism, and seen the deadliest use of chemical weapons since the 1980s. Backed by Iran and Russia, Assad has recovered ground from rebels whose supporters - the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey - never gave them the weapons to defeat him. Reflecting confidence in Damascus, first lady Asma al-Assad, has stepped back into public life. She has visited special needs children and accompanied Assad to meet the wounded. Assad has appeared on the currency for the first time. Any serious discussion about Assad’s future has been off the table for some time: Western and Arab states that backed the opposition sidestepped the issue entirely in recent recommendations to the moribund U.N.-led peace talks. The West still hopes Russia will put pressure on Assad, and is withholding reconstruction aid until a negotiated political transition to end the war is underway. But many Syria analysts say that for Russia there is no dependable alternative to Assad. At its weakest point in 2015, the Syrian state held less than a fifth of Syria. Russia’s air force arrived to turn the tide in September of that year, working with Iranian and Iranian-backed forces spearheaded by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has been fighting in support of Assad since 2012. After defeating insurgents in Aleppo, Assad and his allies swept across Syria last year, recovering territory all the way to the Iraqi border from Islamic State’s crumbling “caliphate”. Assad now holds 58 percent of Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, including the main cities, the coast, and an expanse of desert west of the Euphrates. The government is now trying to finish off the rebellion in western Syria. The defeat of eastern Ghouta may hasten the demise of remaining rebel pockets near Damascus, Homs and Hama. DETERRING ISRAEL The southwest is also back in focus. This week, rebels say the government launched its first air strikes there since a truce last year brokered by Russia and the United States. The southwest is one area where Russian and Iranian priorities seem to differ. For Iran, Syria is a frontline state in the struggle with Israel, which fears Tehran is establishing permanent garrisons in Syria. Russia has been engaging with Israel, which is looking to Moscow to rein in Iran. A commander in the regional military alliance fighting in support of Assad said Israeli demands for a “buffer zone” stretching from the Golan frontier into Syria were unacceptable. “We will increase the level of deterrent force against Israel in southern Syria,” the commander said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Assad’s aims include reopening the crossing to Jordan, a vital trade route. The rebels in southern Syria are backed by Jordan, the United States and - according to Syrian officials - Israel. The shooting down of an Israeli F-16 as it returned from a bombing run in Syria last month highlighted the risks of conflict between Iran and Israel in Syria. Containing Iran is one goal of a newly crystallized U.S. policy toward Syria, where Washington has established leverage through its alliance with the Kurdish YPG militia that controls around one quarter of the country. Some 2,000 U.S. forces have deployed in the territory held by the YPG and its allies during the campaign against Islamic State. The area covers the eastern bank of the Euphrates and includes oil fields and farmland. “DREAMING OF GUERRILLA WAR” U.S. goals have broadened beyond fighting Islamic State to curbing Iran and paving the way diplomatically for Assad’s eventual departure, though Washington’s call for “patience” on that front points to the difficulties. “The Syrians are dreaming of how to use guerrilla war against the Americans, but it is hard to get to them and they are protected by the YPG. America has gotten smarter about occupying Arab countries,” said Syria expert Joshua Landis. A senior opposition official forecast that Syria would stabilize, divided into spheres of influence. “It could stay like this for two years, or 10 years,” he said. The United States is trying to manage tension with its NATO ally Turkey over its support for the Kurds. Ankara’s main aim is to roll back the YPG, which it views as an extension of a Kurdish insurgent group in Turkey. It is in the process of widening its buffer zone into the predominantly Kurdish Afrin region, where Moscow’s priorities also appear to differ from those of Damascus and Tehran. Russia gave Turkey the green light for the attack, while Tehran and Damascus are concerned by Turkey’s growing footprint. The Turkish sphere also extends into Idlib province, but this time with the consent of Russia and Iran. Idlib is controlled by jihadists and hosts thousands of dissidents forced from other areas by Assad. It appears to be far down his list of priorities. The pro-Assad commander said it was up to Turkey to deploy according to its agreement with Iran and Russia and end the presence of al Qaeda organizations in Idlib. “The problem with Turkey is in Afrin,” the commander added. “We won’t accept the terrorists ... advancing and occupying Afrin,” he added, referring to the anti-Assad Syrian groups fighting alongside Turkish forces. Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Giles Elgood __________________________ The following is for reference purposes, Turkish military operation in Afrin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_military_operation_in_Afrin
Steve79, I agree, it's all crazy and the USA needs to be very careful, all nations should be. Russia recently sold a lot of weaponry to Iran also (spreading its errors?), Why Russian S-300 sale to Iran is a big deal - Business Insider Iran receives the missile part of S-300 defense system from ... Reuter's Tehran gets first batch of missiles for S-300 complex — RT ... From April 2016, Dated January 2017,
Russia won't sit down while the U.S. continues to arm rebels against Syria. Instead of working with Russia, we are making them into enemies. Enemies help their allies.
This is harsh but my suspicion is that when Iran has the bomb the way SA is going to find out is when it goes off in Riyadh and not one moment sooner. Iran despises SA even more so I think than Israel for its corruption of Islam.
I don't know about that. Russia has Iran on their side, but they are not stupid. They don't want an Iran with a nuclear missile. But Turkey has them. That's the country to keep a watchful eye on. Erdogan has no problem with using it against the Saudis. He loathes them just as much.
.. I think most who know their history do Byron. Including the Vatican. All this calling for ecumenicism is for a reason, they see the handwriting on the wall as well. If any nation in the ME can bring all the others to heel via Islam it will be Turkey, the ancient seat of Satan, just as Our Lord said.
Personally I know who the good guy is, that is about it. The good guy is Jesus Christ, anyone else falls short.
Yes, I think because American politics is dominated by neocon Protestant policies regarding Israel or leftist policies regarding the Palestinians. The truth is nowhere to be found in any of them IMO.
Looks like the Neocon liar Tillerson has been fired. Great news. Now Mr. President, please fire Haley, McMasters, Kushner and the rest of the closet-Neocons and Russia-haters and end the unjust, warmongering sanctions on Russia.
ANALYSIS: Developments show Syrian war could escalate into WWIII By Yochanan Visser, INN 3/13/18 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/243223 The war is becoming a battle against the Russian-backed Iranian axis in Syria, with US Special Forces and UK soldiers deployed in the area. Watching unfolding events in Syria over the past week one could be reminded of a famous ancient Midrash by Rabbi Yitzchak which predicted events prior to the redemption of the world. “The kings of the nations of the world will provoke each other. The king of Persia (today’s ‘Iran’) will threaten the king of Arabia (today called ‘Saudi Arabia’) and because of this the king of Arabia will go to the king of Edom (Edom refers to the Christian world i.e. Europe and the USA) for advice,” Rabbi Yitzchak said almost 2,000 years ago. While in southern Israel hundreds of U.S. marines joined the IDF in a large scale drill that was conducted in preparation for a three-front missile war and sirens wailed during a nationwide Home Front exercise, the latest dramatic events in Syria could lead to a world war, warn insiders and some of the parties in the conflict. Reacting to the news that the US armed forces in Syria are building new bases east of the Euphrates River, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the establishment of these bases could lead to World War III. “The question arises, why the US military bases in Syria are needed, and it seems that these bases are directed against Russia and Iran,” the Turkish dictator charged. At the same time the Turkish dictator again threatened to invade parts of northern Iraq and brought his country one step closer to war with Greece over a dispute about several islands in the Aegean Sea which once were part of the Ottoman Empire. In France, former prime minister Francois Hollande called for war over Russia’s and Turkey’s meddling in the now seven-year-old Syrian conflict. After explaining that what is at stake in Syria is not the survival of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad but the “world order,” Hollande wrote that the issue is Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East. “The issue is how to respond to Vladimir Putin, not so much how to respond to Bashar al-Assad. … The West must realize the true scope of the danger,” Hollande warned. He harshly criticized Turkish leader Erdogan for attacking allies of France in Afrin, the Kurdish enclave in northwest Syria, after calling upon NATO, France and the European Union for “action.” “What sort of ally is Turkey to launch strikes against our own allies?,” Hollande wrote in an op-ed published by Le Monde. Then there was Saudi Arabia’s new strongman Mohammed Bin Salman who warned that Turkey, Iran and unspecified “extremist groups” are representing a “triangle of evil” in Syria. The Saudi Crown Prince, who last week visited the UK and is now heading for the US, warned against the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in countries like Turkey and said that Erdogan is trying to establish “a new Caliphate”. He was referring to “Operation Olive Branch” the ill-named Turkish invasion in Afrin where Erdogan’s army and the Free Syrian Army are now besieging the city of Afrin where more than 300,000 citizens are deprived of water and other basics. The Turkish operation in Afrin, which should have been concluded within weeks, is now on the verge of entering its third month and an end is not in sight. The battle-hardened Kurds have recently transferred new forces from the other two Kurdish cantons to Afrin and vow to set up a fierce fight to retain control over the enclave, while announcing a shift to guerilla tactics. “The big battles in Afrin are still to come and are likely to be as destructive and bloody as anything seen in Eastern Ghouta, Raqqa or East Aleppo,” the Independent in Great Britain reported last week. The U.S. and Turkey, meanwhile, sought to de-escalate the situation in the city of Manbij south of Afrin, which, Erdogan has said, would be the next target of his army and its Syrian allies. Under a deal which was brokered by former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Turkish troops would be allowed to deploy in the predominantly Sunni Arab city of Manbij. According to Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Kurdish militia YPG will leave Manbij, and U.S. Special Forces, along with the Turkish army, would patrol the city. The move will bring the Turks closer to the other two Kurdish cantons in Syria and could not only threaten the Kurdish dreams of independence, but also US influence in Syria. The U.S. has carved out the other cantons as its main sphere of influence in the warn-torn country. The accord with Erdogan might be one of the reasons Tillerson was fired by President Trump this week. There’s more. cont'd
cont'd from above On Tuesday, the Russians threatened the U.S. they will not hesitate to respond whenever the Trump administration decides to launch fresh strikes against the Syrian army. “If lives of the Russian officers are threatened, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will retaliate against missile and launch systems,” Gen. Valery Gerasimov, Russian Army Chief of Staff, threatened. Pundits differed about the meaning of Gerasimov’s threat, with most of them saying the warning was related to events in Ghouta, a suburb east of Damascus, where Islamist rebel groups are trying to hold out against an offensive of the Russian backed pro-Assad coalition. The Russians are leading this massive ground and air operation to prevent an Iranian takeover of the Damascus area, thus protecting their control over the Assad regime. Others pointed to a threat issued by Nikki Haley, the US ambassador at the United Nations, and said this had triggered the sharp Russian response. Haley said earlier this week that the U.S. would act on its own against the Assad regime if the UN Security Council refuses to take action. “The United States remains prepared to act if we must, just as it did last year when it bombed a Syrian government air base over a deadly chemical weapons attack,” Haley said, referring to the fighting in Ghouta. The pro-Assad coalition has currently ‘liberated’ half of Ghouta where thousands of families are camping out in the streets of the devastated city, and where 650 citizens have been killed since February 19. Russian state-owned media now claim that rebels in the city are “preparing to falsify a government chemical attack against civilians” in order to trigger an American response. They say the crowds in the streets of the city will serve as cannon fodder in a staged chemical attack. While the mutual threats might be related to an imminent chemical attack on Ghouta, other information points to a developing crisis over an imminent rebel attack on Iranian militias and the Syrian army, in the Daraa province and the Kuneitra region on the Syrian Golan Heights. Observers think that after the re-conquest of Ghouta, the pro-Assad coalition will set its sights on southern Syria and will try to finalize the last stretch of the Iranian land corridor to the Israeli border. Iran has reportedly a “huge number” of forces deployed near the Israeli border. In fact, the Syrian air force has already started to attack rebel positions in southern Syria following an urgent meeting in Amman on Tuesday by the US military and its allies in ‘the war against ISIS.. This war is now slowly evolving into a war against the Russian-backed Iranian axis in Syria. The axis has already carved out a corridor leading up to the city of Daraa which is not far from the Israeli border as a map published by The Independent clearly shows. Also on Tuesday, the Syrian Observer reported preparations for a major offensive against the pro-Assad coalition in Daraa and Kuneitra. The Syrian news outlet explained that the offensive would be directed at “Hezbollah and Iranian militias” stationed in these areas. The collapse of the agreement over the so-called de-escalation zone in southern Syria is imminent, according to insiders. Russia, which was supposed to safeguard the deal, now threatens Daraa could face the same fate as Idlib, Aleppo and Ghouta which were bombed to smithereens during earlier and current Iranian-Russian led offensives. This threat was then followed by the deployment of a new regiment of U.S. Special Forces to the Jordanian border, while Great Britain dispatched an unknown number of officers to the area. To make things even more complicated in the area adjacent to the Israeli border, local ISIS branch Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed seized the opportunity to expand its territory after it launched a major offensive against rival rebel groups in the area of the Yarmouk basin. The offensive, which started on February 20th, could result in the establishment of a new wilayat (province) Syria Deeply reported. The ISIS affiliate is expanding its territory and is now able to execute complex military operations after it introduced compulsory military service for young men last month. The latest news coming out of Syria concerns Iran. The Islamic Republic has relocated its drone base from T4, which was bombed by the IAF on February 10, to a base close to Palmyra. The Iranians think their UAV’s will be better protected there. The now seven-year-old Syrian war has cost more than 500,000 people their lives, left 1.5 million people disabled and has displaced more than half of the population (11 million) in the country. Is a World War the next result of this seemingly endless conflict? The IDF Prepares for All Out War 3/15/18 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/243206 Israeli Military Drill Simulates Multi-front War - With Russia Intervening Over Syria 3/15/18 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...-which-russia-intervenes-over-syria-1.5910678 Russia says U.S. plans to strike Damascus, pledges military response 3/13/18 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ascus-pledges-military-response-idUSKCN1GP0TY The following video is of a protestant pastor who is also following the end times and he discusses all of these latest headlines in the first 15 minutes of the video (anything after the 15min. mark applies to the members of his church only),
Saudi Arabia: 7 missiles fired from Yemen, 1 killed from falling debris By Amir Vera and Nic Robertson, CNN March 26, 2018 https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/middleeast/saudi-arabia-intercepts-missile/index.html Watch Saudi Arabia intercept, destroy missiles More Videos ... (CNN)Saudi Arabia says one person was killed after seven missiles were fired from Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday. It's the first death on Saudi soil since the Saudi-led coalition began a military intervention in Yemen three years ago. The missiles were fired at four targets, including the capital city of Riyadh, and all were intercepted and destroyed, said Saudi coalition forces spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki in a statement. Fragments from the intercepted missiles killed an Egyptian resident, the statement added. "These hostile acts continue to pose a direct threat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and threaten regional, as well as international, security," the statement said. However, in a statement, the Houthi Ministry of Defense claimed the missiles hit seven different targets inside Saudi Arabia, including four airports. Following the missile strikes, thousands of people reportedly came out onto the streets of the capital Sanaa to take part in demonstrations coinciding with the third anniversary of the intervention against the Houthi rebels. In a speech to demonstrators, Houthi leader Saleh al-Sammad told the Saudis to "stop your airstrikes, and we will stop our missiles." This is not the first time Saudi Arabia has been the target of missile strikes from Yemen and after previous interceptions, the Saudis have responded with airstrikes on Sanaa. The response to this latest incident is likely to be even more punishing. Of the seven missiles, three were aimed at the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, one was headed toward the southwest in Khamis Mushait, one along the southern border targeting Najran and two for the southern city of Jizan, according to the Saudis. Videos posted to YouTube, which were included in the official Saudi news release, show explosions illuminating the night sky. Others showed people running to inspect what appears to be missile debris beside a highway. The Yemeni government, which has been fighting Houthi militia in the north of the country, laid blame for the missile attacks on Iran, which has backed the rebels. "While the Yemeni government expresses its strong condemnation of this criminal and terrorist act of Iran and its tools represented by the Houthi militia, the government also praised the high efficiency and capabilities of the Saudi Air Defense Forces in intercepting and destroying Iran's ballistic missiles," the Yemeni government said in a statement on news agency SABA Net. The US, an ally of the Saudis, condemned Sunday's attack by the Houthis and issued a statement saying it supported "the right of our Saudi partners to defend their borders against these threats." Between November and December of last year, the Saudis intercepted at least two missiles targeting its capital. Since then, Yemeni rebels have continued targeting locations along the country's border with Yemen. What is happening in Yemen? The Yemen war began in early 2015, when Houthi rebels -- a minority Shia group from the north of the country -- drove out the US-backed government, led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, and took over Sanaa. The crisis quickly escalated into a multi-sided war, which allowed al-Qaeda and ISIS to grow stronger amid the chaos. The Houthis are backed by Iran and its members follow the Shia Islamic branch of Zaidism. Zaidis make up around a third of Yemen's population and ruled the country's north for almost 1,000 years until 1962. The Saudi-led coalition began its air raids in support of Hadi's government in March 2015. What has Iran got to do with it? Saudi Arabia has blamed Iran in the past for supplying the rebels with weapons. After the November 4 missile strike, the Kingdom's foreign minister accused Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militant and political group that is aligned with Iran, of smuggling missile parts into Yemen. A clear view of enemy lines, but no end in sight to Yemen's war "Operatives from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah" helped put it back together again and launch it, Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir told CNN. "This is a very, very hostile act," he said. "We have been extending our hand to Iran since 1979 in friendship, and what we get back is death and destruction." Iran at the time responded to the Saudi claims of Tehran's involvement, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi calling the accusations "false, irresponsible, destructive and provocative," according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim. CNN's Sheena McKenzie, Elise Labott, Tim Lister, Ammar Albadran, Hakim Al-Masmari, Sarah El Sirgany, Eric Levenson, Jamie Tarabay, Tamara Qiblawi, Angela Dewan and Ruth Hetherington contributed to this report.
Is Saudi Arabia more vulnerable to Houthi attacks from Yemen? Houthi rebels fired seven missiles deep into Saudi territory on Sunday - warning there is more to come. 26 Mar 2018 War & Conflict, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mohammed bin Salman https://www.aljazeera.com/programme...ble-houthi-attacks-yemen-180326145721392.html Three years after launching air strikes in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is under attack. Houthi rebels targeted Riyadh and three other Saudi cities as they step up their response to the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman defends his country's military intervention in the conflict in 2015, saying "the options are between bad and worse". After three years the situation could not be any worse. About 10,000 killed in the fighting, thousands more dead from the worst recorded outbreak of cholera, and millions facing famine. The UN calls Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis. And the complex relationships and divisions of all those involved in the conflict make any hope of a settlement even more remote. Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam Guests: Mohammed Jumeh - columnist and editor, Al Quds newspaper Adam Baron - Visiting Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations Suze van Meegen - Protection and Advocacy Adviser, The Norwegian Refugee Council ____________________ N.Korea leader Kim Jong Un visits China -Bloomberg, citing sources by Reuters Monday, 26 March 2018 http://news.trust.org/item/20180326155420-3y06j/ BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China in what is believed to be his first overseas trip since taking power in 2011, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing three unnamed sources. Further details on Kim's visit, including its purpose and the itinerary, were not immediately available, the report said. (Reporting by Se Young Lee Editing by Catherine Evans)
Russia/Putin are EVIL!!! They want chaos in America. He is an evil dictator who just won by literally stuffing the ballot boxes. He kills his political enemies. This is an evil man who never is, and never will be a friend.
It can be difficult to change perspectives. I see what your point of view is, but I can understand as well if one sees Western countries as the aggressors (which corresponds more to my personal view). Whether Putin wants chaos in the US, I find debatable. My impression is rather that Putin would like to have a good relationship with Trump. And I think Trump would also prefer this. But the media have something against it. Maybe it's because both are patriots. The west itself gives the impression that he would like to have chaos in Russia, so that a compliant president comes to power. I am sure in this case our politicians would not care if this was done democratically correct or by overthrowing . There are many examples. For me, it seems that foreign policy is not about friendship, it is more about who has the same interests or is useful for one's own interests. These nations are called partners. That the demands on a partner can be very different belongs to the Western double moral standards. What about Turkey, which acts in violation of international law in Syria, where are the sanctions? What about Saudi Arabia, which Yemen has bombarded for years but continues to be armed? [ UN urgently needs $350m for hungry children in war-torn Yemen - a figure that is "peanuts" compared to what is being spent on deadly weapons in the conflict: https://www.news24.com/World/News/unicef-asks-for-350m-for-starving-yemeni-children-20180325] You in the USA may just have some luck with Trump. Most of European politicians certainly act much more anti-Christian than Putin does. It is difficult to believe in the narrated story, Putin /Russia is evil, we are the good ones. Maybe Putin is one of the evils. But with the same standards he is certainly not more evil than our own politicians.
Iran will take over Syria if Russia is removed from there. The same U.S. leftist policies. They have always backed the Ayatollah's. It boggles my mind.
