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Iran tensions July 2021 and onwards
IranThe daily updates are compiled by Seth J. Frantzman, Executive Director of MECRA. For the previous installment which covers March...
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Mar 9, 202121 min read
Iran tensions in the Middle East March 2021
IranThe daily updates are compiled by Seth J. Frantzman, Executive Director of MECRA. For the previous installment which covers December...
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Dec 5, 202017 min read
US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions December 2020 to March 2021
For the previous installment of our daily Iran-US tensions blog, click here. For the next installment click here. December 1 Brodsky: Al...
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Sep 26, 202022 min read
Iran-US and Iran-Israel tensions September 2020 and onward
For our previous digest of daily incidents from July to September, compiled by Seth J. Frantzman, click this link. We have begun to...
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Jul 19, 202015 min read
Iran-US and Iran-Israel tensions July-Sept 2020
For our last installment (June 4 to July 19) see this link. July 19 Zarif's visit to Iraq part of strategic work. Iran-China document....
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Jun 26, 20207 min read
What is known about raids on Iranian-backed groups in Baghdad: Documents and background
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On the night of June 25-26 Iraqi security forces raided an Iranian-backed group. This is an unprecedented incident...
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Jun 13, 202011 min read
US-Iran tensions June 2020
Our daily updates on US-Iran tensions. For the previous installment see this link. June 4 US-led Coalition meeting. "U.S. Secretary of...
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May 3, 202010 min read
Iran-US tensions May 2020
For the previous edition of our coverage of US-Iran tensions daily updates, see this link March 22-May 1, 2020. May 1 Rocket fire from...
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Mar 23, 202017 min read
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions March 22 and beyond
Read our previous installment March 12-21, 2020 of the daily updates of US-Iran tensions at this link. March 22 A look at the satellite...
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Mar 12, 202013 min read
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions daily updates March 12 and beyond
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Mar 11, 20205 min read
An attack on US-led Coalition at Camp Taji, March 11, 2020: Escalation and questions of deterrence
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A rocket attack on Camp Taji Iraq on march 11 has killed Americans and has led to tensions in Iraq. CENTCOM says...
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Mar 6, 202016 min read
US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020 January to March
This timeline is the second part of a timeline that goes back to 2017, see the first part here. It seeks to include details about rising...
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Feb 21, 202013 min read
Coronavirus in the Middle East - LIVE UPDATES
Middle East Coronavirus Daily Update (MECDU) * This live blog is being updated daily as best we can. Seth J. Frantzman and other members...
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Oct 4, 20194 min read
Reactions of Iraqi political leaders to protests
Four days of protests in Iraq, in which dozens had been killed by October 4 and thousands injured, have brought only limited reactions...
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