Interview with Gürkan Demir, Ulusal Kanal Iran Representative Following the Israeli strikes on Iran on June 13, global media widely speculated on the consequences of the attack, including its potential to destabilize the Iranian regime. However, on the ground, a very different picture emerged—one of rapid military response, civilian mobilization, and political unity. United World International spoke with Gürkan Demir, ...
Main political event in Türkiye in the last week. As in the rest of the world, Türkiye’s agenda last week was dominated by the outbreak of war between Iran and Israel on June 13. While Turkish officials and political leaders issued a stream of statements on the war, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also convened an emergency session in ...
A perspective from Pakistan on the recent Iranian-Israeli conflict By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Earlier this month, the United States launched coordinated airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. These facilities were under IAEA inspection. There was no Security Council mandate. No evidence of an imminent attack. The justification, presented as “collective self-defense” on behalf ...
Trump won the elections, presenting himself as a “dove of peace”. What happened to him now? By Latif Bolat If we were to ask who is now experiencing the world’s biggest déjà vu, the answer would be Donald Trump. Even if he himself isn’t aware of… He was the President from 2016 to 2020. When he lost the 2020 election, ...
Dawn of a new are where strategic cooperation might turn into military alliances. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Last week, Israel’s war against Iran and the subsequent US intervention with attacks on nuclear facilities clearly showed that this is not just a crisis between two countries. Israel’s consecutive air strikes against Iran over the course of a week did not ...
The countries around Iran have a critical responsibility. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The US joined Israel’s attacks on Iran, and the war grew. Political Scientist and UWI expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered our questions about the latest developments in the war. The US targeted nuclear facilities in Iran. What are your views on this issue? The US attacked Iran, ignoring ...
For some reason, seeing the flags of Israel and Germany hanging side by side at the entrance did not strike me as surprising. By Halim Gençoğlu While attending an international conference in Germany, I had the opportunity to visit the Berlin Humboldt Museum, a place where history is carefully curated and cultures from across the globe are represented. However, one ...
Reports have emerged suggesting that Russia and China started delivering weapons to Iran. By Mohammed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt “What will happen now?” is the question being asked most urgently at the present time. There is no escape from Iran’s aggressive escalation in the face of Israeli aggression, given the risks of regional escalation, the current war spiraling out ...