The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of up to 1,800 air-launched missiles to Poland.

Zuzanna Gwadera discusses Poland’s long-range strike and deterrence capabilities. #MissileDialogueInitiative bit.ly/44ecNV7

Demain !

⚡️1/5 Quand j’ai démarré cette enquête en février 2023, un opposant syrien m’a dit: « C’est un sujet si sensible qu’il vaut mieux ne pas s’y frotter ». Et un clerc levantin « C’est plus gros que ce qu’on peut imaginer, on ne peut pas en parler »... 1/5

#Iraq 's PM محمد شياع السوداني has received #Turkiye 's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at Baghdad Int'l airport. This is Erdogan's first visit to 🇮🇶 in 13 years.

Among agenda items is the restart of north 🇮🇶 crude exports through 🇹🇷's Ceyhan port, sources told Argus Media.
#oott

There were those in the Arab world who, in 2015, were already saying the JCPOA doesn't tackle the deadlier strategic threat and advantage Iran had been building: not nuke capabilities, but a powerful network of armed groups and ballistic missiles. They were dismissed of course.

Très bonne émission !

All eyes on France, Greece, Italy and Spain on stepping up Ukraine aid via Czech ammo and air defence. A senior Spanish diplo told me last week they have a patriot defending Turkey from a Syrian attack which he tried to move years ago. It’s still there.

Military equipment, including longer-range ATACMS, is expected to be sent to Ukraine by the end of the week, Senate Intelligence Committee's Mark Warner told Margaret Brennan on CBS 'Face the Nation.'

Some brief thoughts on the new 🇺🇦 aid package:

-artillery ammo deliveries should soon be in place to support a defensive-oriented strategy for next ~12 months.

-air defense ammo/launcher situation will remain challenging for many months to come, which 🇷🇺 will seek to exploit.

Impact journalism:
Months after State Dept officials found human-rights violations disqualifying some Israeli units from US mil aid, USG had yet to act.
Then, @BrettMMurphy ProPublica reported on it (link in next tweet).
Now, it seems, there are results—>

It’s fantastic news that the aid package has passed. But the fact that it took so long should be the real wake up call for Europeans. Too much was lost in the waiting. We don’t need elections in US to demonstrate the risks of relying on the US (congress) to solve our own crises.

BREAKING: US House of Representatives approves confiscation of frozen Russian assets in the US and handing them over to Ukraine. I’ve been working on this since the war began with many good people in Ukraine and around the world. This is a huge milestone and paves the way for the

Loved this documentary by Arwa Damon - such heart and joy, a textured portrayal of refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria, like we rarely see, as they (literally) try to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.