Seeking to shorten the route to Iran, Israel set up a covert outpost in the Iraqi desert that served as a “logistics hub” and a base for Israeli Air Force units. Iraqi forces that approached the site were attacked from the air. The US was aware of the operation but did not take part in the strikes.
Iran’s unemployment rate has passed 50%, and the regime is feeling the pressure. Pakistan’s chief of staff promised the Americans he could bring Iran to a deal on the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear issue, but so far he has failed. The reason: Every time the Iranian political echelon is prepared to compromise, the Revolutionary Guards stop the move and wait for cracks to appear on the American side.
The World Health Organization has confirmed that six people were infected with hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The ship is making its way to a port in Tenerife, where a special evacuation team will be waiting. At the same time, authorities in Rome have placed passengers under monitoring amid concerns they may have come into contact with a victim of the virus.
In recent years, Israel has grown accustomed to mediators such as Qatar, Oman, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. So how did Pakistan suddenly find itself at center stage, influencing the war in Iran? And who is really pulling the strings in the giant Muslim state?
4 figures are eyeing the role of the next UN secretary-general, from Rafael Grossi, head of the nuclear watchdog and the best-known figure on the list, to Jewish candidate Rebeca Grynspan, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and former Senegalese President Macky Sall. These are each candidate’s prospects, agenda and position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
