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Tag: #mideastream · 155 posts
Posted Dec 6
🔺Pope Leo XIV’s Lebanon visit highlights calls for peace but faces criticism for omitting war-torn southern communities and Gaza, where many feel overlooked and unheard. Watch for more! Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Dec 4
🔺Despite the November 27, 2024 ceasefire, Israeli forces have relentlessly attacked southern Lebanon, exposing the agreement’s collapse in practice. Watch for more. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Dec 3
🔺"MBS's political future is linked to normalization." Ali Mourad says MBS knows he is vulnerable and must secure US support, so he sees his political future tied to normalization with Israel, funding reconstruction in Gaza, South Lebanon, and Syria, while trying to claim gains for Palestinians. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Dec 3
🔺Ali Mourad notes that American policy in West Asia guarantees Israel comes first, meaning bin Salman can never fully assert independence despite military deals. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Dec 2
🔺“The Americans protect the Saudi monarch in exchange for oil.” Ali Mourad says the historic bargain of US protection for Saudi oil has turned into protection for huge investments, revealing how vulnerable the Saudi rulers feel without American security. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 30
🔺 Power, war and illusion Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince arrived last week in Washington with trillion-dollar promises and a manufactured aura of strength, only to play supporting actor in Trump’s desperate quest for a foreign-policy win. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 29
🔺 Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says that Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon hold considerable geopolitical weight in reshaping their roles in the new regional order. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 28
🔺 Mohamad Hasan Sweidan states that Iraq’s stance against normalization reflects a collective decision and that it plays a strategic role in reshaping the geopolitical order in the region. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 26
🔺 'Iraq elections boost parliamentary opposition to US presence' Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan notes that a significant portion of Iraq’s parliament now represents voters opposed to the US presence, meaning Hashd al-Shaabi’s agenda to remove US forces will continue shaping Baghdad’s policies. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 26
🔺Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says Iraq faces two narratives: US security framing versus the people’s sovereign choice, and that Washington dismisses elections whenever results oppose its interests. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 25
🔺Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says the US views Iraqi elections only through its own security lens, ignoring Iraq’s history, the role of al-Hashd in defeating ISIS, and the people’s rejection of the US-Israeli axis. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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Posted Nov 25
🔺 Iraq’s elections strengthened pro-Popular Mobilization Forces blocs, shifting power toward groups that could complicate US influence, cooperation, and regional normalization efforts with Israel. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms
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