QUICK SAND OF THE MIDDLE EAST: D. Trump in Saudi Arabia

The World

02.July 2025 Ivan Šepić

Trump will forgive you for beating you

Since last week, modern war historiography, especially that of the Middle East, is richer for a new idiom - the 13-day war waged by Israel and Iran from June 24 to XNUMX of the current year, which US President Donald Trump decided to abruptly "end" on the summer solstice, swinging the Midnight Hammer and "completely crushing the Iranian nuclear program", as he himself immediately boasted. 

Near East

27.June 2025 Ina Ruk (DW)

Putin's Failed Ambitions in the Middle East

First Syria, now Iran? Russia is unable to help its allies in the Middle East and is increasingly losing influence in a region that is strategically extremely important to Moscow. What options are left for Putin?

US-Israel war against Iran

25.June 2025 Milan Milošević

Heavy bombs, light decisions

US President Donald Trump, who promised to end the wars of his predecessors, sent aircraft carriers, destroyers and bombers across the seven seas, dropping 13.600 kg bombs on Iranian bunkers 90 meters underground, plunging America into war with Iran. He briefly met Israel's war objective of killing 17 Iranian nuclear scientists so far, then quickly declared mission accomplished and called for a cease-fire as the last salvos of what was hopefully a short war rang out.

Bombing Iran

22.June 2025 S.Ć.

USA: Operation Midnight Hammer achieves its goal

The session of the UN Security Council was announced. The Pentagon assesses that Operation "Midnight Hammer" was a success, and the Iranian Ministry of Health claims that the air is not polluted

Iran

22.June 2025 MLJ

What does the American attack on Iran tell us?

Donald Trump has warned Iran that the US may continue attacks if Iran does not agree to peace. He described the US military strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran as a "spectacular military success" and added that the facilities were "totally destroyed".

Conflict in the Middle East

18.June 2025 Sergei Satanovsky / DW

Unreliable ally: Why Putin won't come to Iran's aid

And while Vladimir Putin expresses his condolences to Iran and condemns the Israeli attacks, Russian tanks remain in garages. In the background – diplomatic maneuvers, strategic interests and careful weighing of benefits at a time when the Kremlin is looking for a new offensive opportunity in Ukraine.

G7 on the conflict in the Middle East

17.June 2025 IN THE

G7: Iran is the main regional source of instability and terror

In a joint statement released after the summit in Italy, G7 leaders called for a resolution to the Iranian crisis and a broader de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Although U.S. President Donald Trump initially refused to sign the document due to wording regarding compliance with international law, the amended version won his support — while maintaining his harsh rhetoric toward Iran and unconditional support for Israel