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Analysis: Iran and China seal $400bn economic and military pact

Posted 30 March, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Xi Jinping visits Iran. Official website of Ali Khamenei, Supreme leader of Iran, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Iran and China signed a major 25-year economic and military partnership agreement at the weekend which could boost the Islamic republic’s sanctions-wracked economy by $400bn. The move comes as Tehran continues to resist efforts by the Biden…

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In brief: UAE and Israel announce $10bn investment fund to boost regional cooperation

Posted 16 March, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East
Photo: Wadiia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced the establishment of a new $10bn investment fund aimed at boosting regional economic cooperation between the two countries. The fund builds on last summer’s Abraham Accords, which saw the Jewish state establish diplomatic relations with the UAE and Bahrain for…

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In brief: Biden targets torturers in first sanctions imposed on Iran

Posted 10 March, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration targeted two Revolutionary Guard interrogators as it imposed its first set of sanctions on Iran this week. The secretary of state, Anthony Blinken, announced that two men - Ali Hemmatian and Masoud Safdari - would be banned from entering the United States. The State…

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In Brief: Israeli natural gas plan offers chance to alleviate Gaza humanitarian crisis

Posted 17 February, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Gaza port. Photo: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Gaza's humanitarian crisis could be eased by the announcement last weekend of a major deal between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli energy company Delek to supply natural gas to the coastal enclave's sole power plant. The agreement was announced by Qatar's envoy to Gaza…

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In Brief: Hamas restocks arsenal to 2014 levels and further restricts women’s rights

Posted 17 February, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Photo: Orthuberra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hamas has restocked its deadly arsenal since the 2014 Gaza war, a senior Israeli military commander said last week. The news came as an Islamic court in the coastal enclave further tightened restrictions on women, saying they needed the permission of a male guardian to travel. The Gaza-based terror…

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In Brief: Iran threatens to push for nuclear weapon as Biden vows tough approach 

Posted 9 February, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Joe Biden. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Iran’s intelligence minister has threatened that the Islamic republic will push for a nuclear weapon if international sanctions aren’t lifted soon. Mahmoud Alavi’s warning – reported by state television today – came as Joe Biden told Tehran the US wouldn’t ease sanctions until Iran complies…

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In brief: Iran stepping up breaches of nuclear accord as Biden races to salvage deal

Posted 4 February, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
July 2015 Iran nuclear deal: agreement in Vienna. From left to right: Foreign ministers/secretaries of state Wang Yi (China), Laurent Fabius (France), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Federica Mogherini (EU), Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Philip Hammond (UK), John Kerry (USA). (Photo: Dragan Tatic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Iran is stepping up its breaches of the 2015 nuclear…

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In brief: Palestinians begin vaccination drive with doses from Israel

Posted 3 February, 2021 in Analysis, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority has confirmed that it began vaccinating its medical staff on Tuesday after the shipment of 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from Israel the previous day. However, the statement by the PA Ministry of Health - which said intensive care staff…

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LFI Director: How the British left can learn from Biden and Harris

Posted 2 February, 2021 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Adam Schulz, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Labour Friends of Israel Director Michael Rubin has written for LabourList, click here to read the original. The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was a tremendous day for the world. Donald Trump was a disaster, not just for America, but globally. His vile, divisive and racist politics…

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In Brief: Israel’s first ambassador arrives in the the UAE as Gulf state opens embassy

Posted 26 January, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Eitan Na'eh. Photo: FCO; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The first-ever Israeli ambassador to the United Arab Emirates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday following the signing of last summer's Abraham Accords. The move came as the UAE cabinet approved the decision to open an embassy in Tel Aviv. Senior diplomat Eitan Na'eh (pictured), who has previously been posted to the Israeli Embassy in…

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