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Already hostile relations between Tehran and Tel Aviv took a turn for the worse in recent weeks amid back-and-forth claims about attacks on one another’s commercial vessels. Last week, US media reported that at least a dozen Iranian cargo ships, most of them carrying oil supplies to Syria, were targeted by Israel over a two-year period. …
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Likud party has gained popularity in recent media polls, which project it is poised to get 30 out of the 120 seats in the Knesset. But to keep his position, Netanyahu will need to secure support from 31 more members of parliament, something that he is still struggling with. …
The Trump family feud has entered into its second chapter since former US President Donald Trump left the White House, with psychologist and author Mary Trump – 45’s estranged niece – warning Americans in December that her uncle will “put considerable energy, as least as long as he’s able to, into delegitimizing Biden’s win and his administration.” …
While Syria’s oil resources are modest compared to some of its neighbours, they have been sufficient to guarantee the country’s energy self-sufficiency, and to earn Damascus a modest income from exports. Since 2011, much of these resources have been damaged or looted, first by jihadists and then by the US and their Kurdish allies. …
