The Cradle
The Cradle is an online news magazine covering the geopolitics of West Asia from within the region.
EXCLUSIVE: US makes failed bid for Iran to allow 'symbolic ... - The Cradle
Apr 16, 2024 · An Iranian military security official has revealed exclusively to The Cradle that the US contacted the Islamic Republic, asking the nation to allow Israel "a symbolic strike to save face” …
The BRICS weigh in on Palestine - The Cradle
Jun 15, 2024 · The gravity around the newly-enlarged BRICS constellation is drawing in Arab, Muslim, and Global South adherents to the influential group's message on international law, Palestine, and …
Syria's Druze: Caught between old loyalties and new threats
Mar 3, 2025 · In HTS-governed Syria, the Druze community faces an uncertain future – caught between Salafi extremist rule, Israeli overtures, and their historical fight for self-preservation. Whether they …
‘Blue Homeland’ architect warns: NATO has failed, and the EU wants ...
Apr 11, 2025 · Cem Gurdeniz, the strategist behind Turkiye’s Blue Homeland doctrine, warns that NATO is collapsing and the EU is seeking to exploit Turkiye’s strategic position as it faces internal decline …
In Trump’s second term, the MAGA vs neocons battle heats up
May 23, 2025 · The nationalist MAGA wave is rewriting US foreign policy, but Washington's neocons and neoliberals will do whatever it takes to protect their US global dominance project. Who will win …
DP World chief Bin Sulayem linked to Jeffrey Epstein: Report - The Cradle
Jun 20, 2023 · Epstein helped facilitate mammoth business deals for Dubai’s Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who oversees a company responsible for roughly 10 percent of global container traffic
Israeli army admits civilians make up 80 percent of those killed in ...
May 14, 2025 · Israeli army admits civilians make up 80 percent of those killed in Gaza since March Israel privately relies on the Palestinian Health Ministry's figures for the total death toll, while publicly …
Israeli organ-trafficking network busted in Turkiye - The Cradle
May 5, 2024 · Israel has long been at the center of international organ trafficking networks and has stolen organs from dead Palestinians
Axis of Resistance: from Donbass to Gaza - The Cradle
Feb 16, 2024 · The resistance in Donbas and Gaza share an essential common vision: overthrowing the unipolar hegemon that has quashed their national aspirations.