Saleh Al-Batati

Oxford

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist. 2020 @risj_oxford fellow.2X Emmy award winner & Ex-Chevening Scholar.

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イランの「抵抗の枢軸」が動かない訳

1 week ago | jp.wsj.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Saleh Al-Batati

イランの指導者らはこれまで数十年にわたり、イスラエルと米国への憎悪を共有する中東の民兵組織のネットワークを構築し、域内での影響力を高めて統治体制を守ってきた。しかし神政体制が自らの存続をかけて戦っている今、同盟勢力は行動を起こさずにいる。　イランのいわゆる「抵抗の枢軸」で最も強力と見なされていたレバノンのイスラム教シーア派組織ヒズボラは、イスラエルがイランを攻撃して以来、ミサイルを1発も発射していない。ヒズボラの戦力と指導部は過去1年間でイスラエル軍により大きな打撃を受けた。パレスチナのイスラム組織ハマスは、イスラエルとの1年8カ月に及ぶ戦闘で指導者が殺害され、自治区ガザが破壊され、かつての面影はない。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Why Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Is Missing in Action

1 week ago | wsj.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Saleh Al-Batati

For decades, Iran’s leaders built up a network of allied militias in the Middle East that shared a hatred of Israel and America to gain regional influence and protect the regime. But as the theocracy is now fighting for its own survival, its allies are missing in action. Lebanon’s Hezbollah, once seen as the most powerful in Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance, hasn’t fired a single missile since Israel attacked Iran.
Why Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Is Missing in Action

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Saleh Al-Batati

17 hours agoBacking the most anti-Western Middle Eastern power was convenient until it wasn’t. Iran is suffering blow after blow, and Russia, its most powerful supporter, is apparently not prepared to do much of anything about it. Not long ago, backing the West’s least-favorite power in the Middle East had its …
Iran Blames U.S. For Permitting Israel to Attack

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Saleh Al-Batati |Stephen Kalin

Iran said it held the U.S., as Israel’s top ally, responsible for Friday’s attacks, which it said could not have been carried out without “coordination and authorization” from Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier that the U.S. hadn’t been involved in the strikes and warned Iran not to target U.S. interests or personnel.
Israel Strikes Houthis in Yemen, Threatens to Kill Group’s Leader

1 month ago | wsj.com | Anat Peled |Saleh Al-Batati

The attack came as Trump wrapped up his tour of the Middle EastIsrael bombed Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen on Friday and threatened to kill the militant group’s leader, an attack that came as President Trump wrapped up a trip to the Middle East and after he recently announced the end of a U.S. bombing campaign. The Israeli military said it struck the Hodeidah and Salif ports in Yemen, which it said were used to transfer weapons.
Israel Strikes Houthi Airport in Second Day of Retaliatory Attacks

1 month ago | wsj.com | Saleh Al-Batati

Strikes in Yemen follow a Houthi attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion AirportIsrael’s military said it hit runways, aircraft and airport infrastructure, disabling the airport in the Houthi-controlled capital, San’a. It also said it struck several power plants near the city, as well as a concrete plant. A day earlier, Israel hit the Yemeni port of Hodeidah and a cement plant. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber?
Israel Strikes Yemeni Port in Response to Houthi Hit on Airport

1 month ago | wsj.com | Dov Lieber |Saleh Al-Batati

The Israeli strikes targeted the port city of Hodeidah, which Israel alleges is used to transfer weapons from IranIsrael’s military on Monday carried out airstrikes against targets in Yemen, a day after the Houthi rebel group launched a ballistic missile that struck near Israel’s main airport. The strikes targeted the port city of Hodeidah and included about 20 Israeli planes and the dropping of 50 munitions, Israel’s military said. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Houthis Say U.S. Airstrike in Yemen Killed Nearly 70 People in Migrant Detention Center

2 months ago | wsj.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Saleh Al-Batati

Death toll mounts from weekslong U.S. air campaign to deter rebel group’s strikes on ships in Red SeaYemen’s Houthi rebels alleged an American airstrike killed at least 68 people and injured scores more in a detention center holding African migrants in northern Yemen on Monday, one of the deadliest attacks in the six-week-long U.S. bombing campaign.
U.S. Accuses China of Helping the Houthis Target Their Attacks

2 months ago | wsj.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Saleh Al-Batati |Benoit Faucon

Allegations against a satellite-imaging company highlight growing military support from China and RussiaA Chinese satellite company has been aiding Houthi attacks on U.S. interests, a State Department spokesperson said, a sign of Beijing and Moscow’s increased support for the Yemeni rebel group.
Exclusive | U.S. Strikes Spur Plans for Yemeni Ground War Against Houthis

2 months ago | wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Nancy Youssef |Saleh Al-Batati

Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the Houthis in an attempt to take advantage of a U.S. bombing campaign that has degraded the militant group’s capabilities, Yemeni and U.S. officials say. The Yemeni factions are sensing an opportunity to oust the Houthis from at least parts of the Red Sea coast they have controlled in the decade since they took power over much of the country’s northwest, the officials said.