Category: ME-100
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The Mecca Pact: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey Reshape Security
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca. The deal aligns the Sunni Muslim US allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: The reported Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed today by…
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Israel-Hamas: The War May Be Ending
Senior Hamas officials confirm they have reached deal to end conflict with Israel, after US President Donald Trump says group prepared to disarm. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Middle East Chief: From the information available today, this is the most consequential diplomatic development in Gaza since the war began—but it is not…
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Water Becomes the New Battlespace
Kuwait says an electricity and desalination plant was damaged in an Iranian attack. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Middle East Chief: The reported strike is strategically more significant than it first appears. According to Kuwaiti authorities today, an Iranian attack damaged a power generation and water desalination facility, igniting a fire…
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The War Is Never Over
“The war is never over. Do you want to live? In the Middle East, and in the world, you must be very strong… Israel is stronger than it has ever been…” What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Middle East Chief: The statement captures a real doctrine but overstates a strategic conclusion. Israel…
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Hormuz Recalibration
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have restored U.S. military access to their bases and airspace after briefly restricting support for Washington’s Strait of Hormuz mission. What is your most. up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Middle East Chief: The restoration of U.S. access by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is not a return to unconditional alignment with Washington; it is a recalibrated…