Sean Mathews
Journalist at Middle East Eye
Journalist @MiddleEastEye experience reporting from MENA and Southern Europe. https://t.co/Co6G0tA7UG Prev. contributor @AJEnglish @AlMonitor @TheEconomist
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1 week ago |
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Sean Mathews
US is amassing B-2 bombers capable of carrying 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs at a little known base in the Indian Ocean US Air Force handout image shows a B-2 stealth bomber taking off during a base exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on 9 April 2014 (Bryan Crane/US Air Force/AFP) By Sean Mathews Published date: 28 March 2025 The air base the US may use if it decides to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities is a speck of an island in the Indian Ocean that few associate with the Middle...
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middleeasteye.net | Sean Mathews
Amnesty International warned on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s aid cuts would put millions of Yemenis at risk of life-saving assistance, with malnutrition and hunger set to soar. “The abrupt and irresponsible cuts in US aid will have catastrophic consequences on Yemen’s most vulnerable and marginalized groups,” Diala Haidar, Amnesty International’s Yemen Researcher, said.
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2 weeks ago |
middleeasteye.net | Sean Mathews
With the US and China descending into a no-holds-barred trade war, the best place to dodge the crossfire if you are a manufacturer might be Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and other energy-rich Gulf states could benefit as they become the new safe havens for manufacturers looking to reduce tariff risks, experts say.
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middleeasteye.net | Sean Mathews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House for the second time this year, as he looks for a reprieve on tariffs and potential help to strike Tehran. "We're going to talk about trade, and we're going to talk about the obvious subject," Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday as he returned from a golfing weekend in Florida.
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middleeasteye.net | Sean Mathews |Ragip Soylu
Turkey and Israel have held talks over the establishment of a deconfliction line in Syria to avoid any misunderstandings and prevent potential clashes between their militaries, two western officials have told Middle East Eye. Last week, Israeli air forces carried out several air strikes in Syria, targeting military sites - including Hama Air Base and the Tiyas Airbase (also known as T4) - where Turkey had been planning to deploy soon.
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Israel-Turkey deconfliction talks just won't go away. The talks I revealed first on @MiddleEastEye w/@ragipsoylu came out of intense lobbying by the US, we reveal exclusively again. -Marco Rubio pressing Hakan Fidan to deescalate with Israel. https://t.co/gbICxjqmAd
An Israel-Turkey clash could rope in #Greece, I told @AJBalkans, discussing my book w/@HurstPublishers The New Byzantines. Greece + #Israel entering an unprecedented pseudo-alliance in response to #Turkey 's rising power and US retreat from Europe. https://t.co/9vzXKMtEAi https://t.co/L1p8MVTdzb
Always nice to have the Foreign Minister of Turkey confirm my reporting....news moves fast.
BREAKING — Turkey and Israel hold technical talks on a deconfliction line in Syria, Turkish FM Fidan says Fidan confirms our story below ⬇️