Israel’s “Demonstration” Strikes Inside Iran
An image from a Revolutionary Guards video of explosions in Iran’s skies, April 18, 2024 EA...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 19, 2024 | Iran, MENA, World | 0
An image from a Revolutionary Guards video of explosions in Iran’s skies, April 18, 2024 EA...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 18, 2024 | Iran, MENA, What's New, World | 6
Emma, a UK university graduate living in Tel Aviv, was visiting her brother & his family in Jerusalem last weekend. Then alerts sounded over Iran’s attacks.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 16, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 12
Setting out military, political, and international considerations pointing to Israeli strikes on Iranian allies — Hezbollah and militias — outside Iran.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 15, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 6
How the significance of Iran’s “telegraphed” assault on Israel was not in military effect, with minor damage and 1 serious casualty, but in symbolic intent.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 14, 2024 | Iran, MENA, World | 5
Israel says that, alongside partners, it downed “99%” of more than 300 missiles and drones fired by Iran towards the country overnight
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 13, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 4
Analyzing the likelihood of an Iranian attack on Israel, the US and Israeli positions, and the consequences for the region and the world of escalation.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 12, 2024 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Iran, MENA, What's New, World | 1
Why Iran retaliation is unlikely to be direct military attack on Israel territory or officials, but rather political & diplomatic push in region and beyond
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 8, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 0
Why Israel’s pullback of some troops from southern Gaza does not mean that it is pulling back from military operations, let alone that ceasefire is imminent
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 5, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, US, Video, World | 0
Is Joe Biden finally getting tough with Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu’s open-ended war in Gaza? I analyze US tactics after Israeli killing of aid workers.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 3, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Video, World | 3
Analyzing Israel’s latest attacks from Gaza to Syria, from the killing of 7 aid workers inside Gaza to the slaying of 3 Iranian generals in Damascus, Syria.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 17, 2024 | Americas, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Video, What's New, World | 0
Children line up to receive a plate of food at a shelter for displaced families, Port-au-Prince,...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 13, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 0
Latest from Gaza: a single aid ship v. #Israel’s “open-ended”, 5-month assault. Can crisis be averted with isolation of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 3, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Video, World | 0
Analyzing significance of Israel killing of 100+ Gaza civilians, with 700+ wounded, as they tried to get aid — Any prospect of end to humanitarian crisis?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 29, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Video, What's New, World | 2
Why Biden’s “ceasefire is imminent” doesn’t match reality of Israel-Gaza: Hamas’s demand for Israel withdrawal v. Netanyahu demand for “absolute victory”.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 19, 2024 | Iran, MENA, World | 11
Iran tells militias in Iraq to suspend attacks on US personnel, amid American retaliation for the killing of three US troops in Jordan on January 28.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 17, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, MENA, World | 0
Analyzing threat to civilians of Israel’s open-ended military operations in Gaza, and Donald Trump’s invitation to Russia to attack America’s NATO allies.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 11, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Video, World | 0
Analyzing Israel’s plan for a ground assault on Rafah in southern Gaza — and the estimated 1.3 Gazans, most of them displaced, who are crowded into city.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 8, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, World | 0
Analyzing latest diplomatic maneuvers over Israel’s military operations in Gaza, focusing on the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Tel Aviv.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 8, 2024 | Iran, MENA | 11
A recovery truck lifts the remains of a car destroyed by a US drone strike, eastern Baghdad, Iraq,...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 6, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Video, What's New, World | 6
A 65-minute special analyzing the escalating conflict across the Middle East, beginning with Israel-Gaza and moving to Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 4, 2024 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, MENA, Video, What's New, World | 4
Analyzing state of US-Iran confrontation across Middle East, following American retaliation over killing and wounding of US troops by Tehran-linked militias
Read MoreRetaliating for killing of 3 US troops, American strikes on 85+ targets in Iraq and Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Tehran-backed militias
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 3, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, World | 1
Analyzing US responses over Israel’s mass killing in Gaza, and whether Biden Administration will finally put pressure on Netanyahu War Cabinet for ceasefire
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Feb 2, 2024 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, MENA, Russia, US, Video, What's New, World | 1
In 25-minute discussion, analyzing wars; threat to international order, security, and civilians; and leaders and groups who are breaking “rules of the game”.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 30, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, World | 2
Analyzing drone attack killing US troops in Jordan: Iran’s oversight of militias; years of assaults on US personnel in Syria & Iraq; & Washington’s response.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 30, 2024 | MENA, World | 2
3 US Army troops killed and 25+ personnel injured in drone attack on outpost in northeast Jordan. President Biden says Iran-backed militias responsible.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 23, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, What's New, World | 0
Analyzing latest in Middle East conflicts: from the attacks on Red Sea shipping by Yemen’s Houthis to Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 22, 2024 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, MENA, Russia, US, World | 2
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withdraws from the Republican Presidential contest, January 21, 2024...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 20, 2024 | Iran, MENA, World | 7
Iran fires missiles near Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Multi-millionaire businessman Peshraw Dizayee and members of his family among 4 killed and 6 injured.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jan 13, 2024 | MENA, World | 0
Responding to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, US and UK strike Iran-backed Houthi insurgents with attacks on about a dozen targets across Yemen.
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