Ramzy Baroud, Palestine Chronicle, July 7, 2022 — 15 years have passed since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, subjecting nearly two million Palestinians to one of the longest and most cruel politically-motivated blockades in history.

Tsvetana Paraskova, Global Research, July 5, 2022 — The world’s largest crude oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, continues to keep close ties with Russia while the top oil consumer, the United States, pleads with major producers to boost supply to the market and help ease consumers’ pain at the pump.

Ramzy Baroud, Mintpress News, July 2, 2022 — Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as “experts” who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war.

Brian Berletic, Orinoco Tribune, Jun 16, 2022 — Military activity on all sides has been increasing in northern Syria. Turkish forces are increasing their presence and the pace of operations against Kurdish held territory north of Aleppo and to the east along the Turkish-Syrian border in what may lead up to a major military operation.

Ilya Tsukanov, Sputnik, June 20, 2022 — Israel has been working on the construction of a US-supported “Middle East Air Defense Alliance” with Arab governments amid growing concerns over Iranian “aggression,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed.

Ilya Tsukanov, Sputnik, June 18, 2022 — The US military has a contingent of about 900 troops in Syria at any one time, with these forces deployed near major oil and gas fields, cities and logistical hubs in the country’s south and northeast …

Abdel Bari Atwan, The Cradle, June 13 2022 — In an escalatory attack on Syria last Friday, Israeli warplanes launched missiles strikes on Damascus International Airport, damaging runways, passenger terminals and crossing a major red line.

Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter, Global Research, June 13, 2022 — Lawmakers … have introduced a bill in the House and Senate that will require the Pentagon to coordinate missile defense upgrades for Israel and several newfound Arab allies, pointing to potential “attacks from Iran.”

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Global Research, June 4, 2022 — As Russia edges closer to defeating the US-NATO backed Ukrainian military and its neo-Nazi battalions, a new war in the Middle East will take center stage …

Following the publication of this year’s record growth for state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the weapon maker’s head and former defense minister, Amir Peretz, told Israeli media that the IAI is looking to make headway into the European market.