link to article:https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/world-news/iran-says-saudi-arabia-will-join-historic-military-drills-in-the-red-sea/ The announcement of Iran and saudi Arabia having joint military drills signals a huge development in there diplomatic relationship. Admiral Shahram Irani of iran’s navy stated that saudi arabia has asked Tehran to organize these military drills in the red sea. This is a historic change for the two former rivals. The move shows how iran is… Read more »
link of article:https://apnews.com/article/egypt-iran-israel-gaza-lebanon-c067019a322f82e2caffbeb15b1a9397 Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is currently on a tour to Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, and Iraq, and is expected to head to Turkey after concluding talks in Egypt. He is on this tour to advocate that tensions need to be eased in Israel and the Gaza strip because he worries that this conflict could spread into… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.voanews.com/a/india-pact-reached-with-china-on-military-patrols-along-disputed-border-/7830840.html India and China have had political tension since the Galwan Valley Incident. A conflict that took place on June 15 2020 where soldiers from both sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat leaving 20 indian soldiers dead and 5 Chinese soldiers dead. Ever since this conflict both countries have reinforced this border with tens of thousands of military personnel… Read more »
Link to Article:https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/iraq-sends-medical-aid-to-lebanon-following-israeli-cyberattack/ Iraq has sent its first shipment of medical aid to Lebanon following an Israeli cyberattack on pager devices used by Hezbollah members. A group of shiite Muslim political and militant groups based in lebanon. The attack caused the explosion of these devices injuring over 2,500 Hezbollah members and killing nine people including some under the age of… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/making-sense-iran-pakistan-cross-border-strikes On January 16, 2024, Iran launched missile strikes into Pakistan’s Baluchistan province targeting the group Jaish al-Adl which Iran claims operates from Pakistan. With Jaish al-Adl being mostly composed of Ethnic Baluch Sunni and Iran being mostly Shia causing tension between the two. This action was part of a much bigger escalation with Iran also hitting Iraq… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67281691 Pakistan has begun deporting thousands of Afghan refugees including those with valid IDs given out by the Pakistan government in previous years. Even some families that have been living there for decades and contributing to the work force of Pakistan’s economy. Over 200,000 have already been deported in the past two months. Human rights groups including Amnesty… Read more »
