An Iranian dissident fell victim in Turkey during “an audacious cross-border kidnap plan carried out in Istanbul and involving a ‘honeytrap’ is further straining relations between Turkey, Iran and Europe.” The case should send a message to Westerners in particular that the more Western states allow themselves to be toyed with, and manipulated by Iran, […]
Muslim Brotherhood operative in Israel says his org is ‘the hard core in confronting the Zionist project’
The Muslim Brotherhood is extraordinary deceptive in its modus operandi as it runs rings around Western leaders, but here it speaks with unusual openness about its agenda regarding Israel. Although there are those who believe that “Trump’s peace deals mean the anti-Israel boycott movement is dead,” as reported by the New York Post, such optimism […]
Trump administration slaps sanctions on Turkey over purchase of Russian S-400 missile system
Erdogan brokered a deal “reportedly worth $2.5 billion with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the S-400 missile system.” Turkey was also warned by NATO. Turkey has consistently been a rogue member of NATO that poses a security threat, not only due to its missile deal with Russia, but also because of its tightening alliance with […]
Azerbaijan breaks ceasefire with Armenia, Erdogan hails leaders of Armenian genocide and ‘Islamic Army of Caucasus’
The ceasefire was never going to hold, because the demands Azerbaijan made, demands that were met, were never going to be the end of the matter. There are always new demands and new imperatives, because the Islamic theology of jihad is open-ended, without any end to the war against unbelievers except total Islamization: “Fight them […]
Venezuela urges private firms to sign trade deals with Turkey and Iran
Venezuela has been building ties with Iran for some time. In May, Iran sent petrol tankers to gas-starved Venezuela. A month later, Iran shipped food to Venezuela, where the first Iranian supermarket was set to open. A few weeks later, in efforts to stymie the Iranian-Venezuelan alliance that was in defiance of American sanctions,the US […]
Turkey: Those targeting Turkish interests in Libya would be ‘legitimate targets’
The warning comes less than two weeks after EU-sanctioned German commandos boarded Turkish ship in the Mediterranean to enforce a UN arms embargo on Libya. Turkey has aggressive ambitions in Libya. Observers say “Erdogan hopes to shape a Libya that can preserve Turkey’s political and economic dominance in the region.” He has already been working […]
Palestinians getting cozier with Turkey as Erdogan unveils his Islamic hegemonic map
Support for Turkey and its President Erdogan among the Palestinians who live in the Palestinian areas is becoming increasingly common. Turkish authorities’ decision to convert the Hagia Sophia Cathedral into a mosque last July boosted the image of Erdogan as a long-awaited new Caliph of Islam. Ekrima Sabri, the main preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Turkey: Christian priest tried for ‘membership in a terrorist organization’
A Christian priest in Turkey has been on trial for trumped-up charges since January. The Assyrian priest, Sefer Aho Bileçen, is accused of “being a member of a terrorist organization.” According to the indictment, the so-called “evidence” is “sharing his food with some PKK members.” The third hearing of the priest was held on November […]
Erdogan issues threat: ‘I hope France will get rid of Macron,’ or ‘yellow vests could later turn into red vests’
What forces does Erdogan have in France to manipulate the yellow vests protesters into becoming more violent? Will any journalist care to investigate that question? Of course not, because we have no journalists. “Erdogan expresses hope that France will ‘get rid of Macron’ as soon as possible,” France 24, December 4, 2020 (thanks to Henry): […]
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and UAE conduct joint military exercises amid rising Turkish threat
In a significant move, the United Arab Emirates “is participating for the first time, along with new arrival France, in the joint Greek-Egyptian-Cypriot Medusa-10 training exercises being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 off the coast of Alexandria.” The presence of this alliance in the Mediterranean sends a strong message to Turkey, although “their true […]