Sovereignty Support Movement Sovereignty for West Asia
from the Conflicts Forum, February 10, 2026 Bitter, zero-sum Saudi-UAE confrontation for Gulf leadership / “Saudi media war takes darker turn aiming to fracture the UAE from within” / Saudi Twitter commentators: ‘How Epstein Became an Advisor to MbS’ / WaPo: ‘Saudi Arabia-UAE epic feud matters for Trump’s plans to …
Read More »UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan,’ green-lighting U.S.-Israeli control of Gaza’s future
by Qassem Muaddi and Michael Arria, published on Mondoweiss, November 17, 2025 On Monday, the United Nations Security Council approved the Trump administration’s “peace plan” for Gaza. The resolution calls for the establishment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to demilitarize and govern Gaza while Israel withdraws from the area. …
Read More »US Secretary of State Says Syria Faces ‘Two Choices, Transformation or Civil War’
from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 14, 2025 Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Turkiye on 15 …
Read More »Can Jordan’s Treaty with Israel Survive the Gaza Genocide?
by Tamara Nassar, published on Electronic Intifada, January 25, 2023 Jordan is undergoing what appears to be its most serious diplomatic rift with Israel since the two countries established formal ties in 1994. Amman has announced that it plans to beef up its military presence along its long border with …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s leader refuses to stand with the US and Israel against the Palestinians
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 2, 2023 Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia is between a rock and a hard place. The Kingdom remains dependent on the US for security, while the US is supporting and supplying the weapons for Israel’s slaughtering of Palestinian …
Read More »The Resistance Crescent and the End of US Domination
by Ali Abunimah, published on Electronic Intifada, May 31, 2023 The videos associated with this article are particularly interesting and informative. [jb] Almost two decades ago, Jordan’s King Abdallah warned in a Washington Post interview of a so-called “Shiite crescent” stretching from Iran through Iraq and west to Lebanon. This …
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