Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global The United States has conducted 193 transport flights to the Middle East and deployed at least 46 aerial refueling aircraft across Europe and various parts of the region. This falls into that second category of developments — the kind that may not dominate headlines but quietly...
The Israeli military has reportedly been placed on alert due to possible U.S. strikes against Iran. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, emergency services and the Home Front Command — the military unit responsible for civil defense — have been ordered to prepare for war. These measures are said to be linked to a...
Commenting on tensions with the United States, Iranian President Pezeshkian stated that they do not seek war, but would not bow down if an imposition were forced upon them. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made remarks during a meeting with representatives of civil society in Lorestan province. Pezeshkian said that the United States seeks to seize...
Mexico has announced that it will not join the Peace Council established for Gaza, but will follow the process as an observer. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that Mexico would not participate in the Peace Council formed for Gaza, but would monitor the process in an observer capacity. In her statement, Sheinbaum said: “In this...
Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz, if necessary, as soon as possible, Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri said on Tuesday. “If there is a pretext for closing the Strait of Hormuz, our armed forces will carry out this operation as soon as possible,” Tangsiri...
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that they could provide support to Tehran in the event of a possible U.S. attack on Iran. Emphasizing that they do not seek conflict, Mujahid argued that Iran has the capacity to defend itself. The remarks have once again brought the current state of Taliban–Iran relations into focus. The Taliban...
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. It was reported that global and regional issues were discussed during the conversation. According to a statement released by the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq, as well as regional...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that both the United States and Iran have signaled mutual flexibility in efforts to reach a nuclear agreement, warning that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program could “drag the region into a new war.” Speaking to the London-based Financial...
A U.S. Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft and an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were detected near the Iranian border. Sputnik reported, based on an analysis of open-source flight data, that a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and a Northrop Grumman-produced MQ-4C Triton UAV conducted flights near Iran’s borders yesterday. The...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Blair House in Washington and signed Israel’s document of accession to the Gaza Peace Council. Netanyahu then proceeded to meet with former President Donald Trump. Images of Netanyahu signing the document to join the Gaza Peace Council following interdelegation meetings were...