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Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israels military correspondent. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, left, and the head of the US Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie plant a tree in honor of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, on January 28, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces) The head of the United States military’s Central Command landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday for a two-day visit, his first since the Pentagon announced that Israel was moving under his purview, the Israel Defense Forces said. Gen. Ken...

41 shares (L-R) IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, CENTCOM Commander Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., and Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv on January 29, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry) Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with the head of the United States military’s Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie in Tel Aviv on Friday for the first time since the Pentagon announced that Israel was moving under CENTCOM’s purview. Gantz lauded the shift saying it would “afford Israel opport...

Posted : 2021-01-28 16:32 Updated : 2021-01-28 19:58 This is the last of a two-part article written by Dr. James M. Dorsey, a Middle East expert, about the rivalry in the Middle East between the U.S. and China. ― ED. By Dr. James M. Dorsey Chinas conflict management diplomacy may not go down well with the Gulf Arabs, notably Saudi Arabia, judging by what for Saudi media was a blunt and rare recent critique of the Peoples Republic. In a game of shadow-boxing in which intellectuals and journ...

Israeli defense officials say upcoming election and new U.S. president make Kochavi’s comments on the 2015 nuclear deal and plans for military action ill-timed

Posted : 2021-01-28 16:32 Updated : 2021-01-28 19:58 This is the last of a two-part article written by Dr. James M. Dorsey, a Middle East expert, about the rivalry in the Middle East between the U.S. and China. ― ED. By Dr. James M. Dorsey Chinas conflict management diplomacy may not go down well with the Gulf Arabs, notably Saudi Arabia, judging by what for Saudi media was a blunt and rare recent critique of the Peoples Republic. In a game of shadow-boxing in which intellectuals and journ...

B-52H crews complete third presence patrol in Middle East this month By (0) Air Force B-52H Stratofortress crews, flying with Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force F-15SAs, completed a presence patrol in the Middle East on Wednesday. Photo via U.S. Air Forces Central/Twitter Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Air Force B-52H Stratofortress crews assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Louisianas Barksdale Air Force Base completed a "presence patrol" in the Middle East this week. According to U.S. Central Command, on Wednesd...

Inside Syrias Clapping Chamber: Dynamics of the 2020 Parliamentary Elections January 28, 2021 Share Note: The data presented in this study was collected from unofficial sources. The authors therefore do not guarantee the correctness of all the information. If you would like to suggest a revision, please use this form. Executive Summary This report discusses the results of the 2020 Syrian parliamentary elections to illuminate shifts in the al-Assad regime’s strategy to restore and main...

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020 file photo, a member of the U.S. Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan Air Base in al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. (Source: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP, File) By Associated Press | January 26, 2021 at 6:56 AM CST - Updated January 26 at 6:56 AM DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and...

U.S. B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions Associated Press | Published: 01.27.21 , 14:45 The U.S. military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East "to deter potential aggression" amid tensions with Iran. The B-52 flew nonstop from Louisianas Barksdale Air Force Base into the region earlier in the day. The plane went over both the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, according to flight-tracking data. The U.S. militarys Central Command later published imag...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. A pair of American B-52 bombers on Wednesday flew another 36-hour round-trip mission over the Persian Gulf from Louisiana in the latest show of force against Iran, the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.  The bombers flew nonstop from Louisianas Barksdale Air Force Base into the region earlier in the day. Flight-tracking data showed a path over both the Persian Gulf and Saudia Arabia. ...