While readers are free to believe anything, in the realm of conspiracy theories and QAnon, a modicum of caution is advisable before crediting—as Francesco Battistini did in Il Corriere—a head of government who, in his seaside villa, surrounded by Filipino servants, lingers over breakfast and delays contacting the military leadership for hours while news of the pogrom emerges.

The US ambassador and special envoy to Syria is in a precarious position following his latest statements against Israel. Meanwhile, he has secured the disbandment of the Kurdish SDF and the strengthening of al-Sharaa 

The decision was taken as part of an investigation into the interception of the Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza and the detention of the activists on board. Turkey has joined the international condemnation of Israel

Damascus is not responding militarily to the IDF’s air strikes but says it could use the nuclear material inherited from Assad for civilian purposes. A bad sign for Netanyahu

Netanyahu is not faring well in the polls, but the party remains entirely his

The Israeli Prime Minister travelled to the White House to try to limit Tehran’s ability to rebuild, rearm and move closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. “On Iran, the President’s ego is at Israel’s expense. He has to tell his supporters that every decision is his alone. And whilst for America it is a war of choice, for Israel it is a war of necessity,” says Barnea