Alexander Mercouris

Alexander Mercouris is the Editor-in-Chief at The Duran.

Netanyahu Rolls out ‘Smoke-And-Mirrors’ Once Again Ahead of Iran Nuclear Deal Decision

Netanyahu tells world leaders things about the Iranian nuclear weapons programme which they have always known

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By Alexander Mercouris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material he claims comes from on Iranian nuclear weapons development during a press conference in in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30, 2018. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

One of the attributes of a skilled propagandist is to dress up as a “startling revelation” something which in reality everyone with knowledge of a matter has long known. We had a masterclass in this technique yesterday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is someone who is not just a skilled propagandist but who is actually a

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New Details Emerge About Drone Attack on Russian Bases in Syria

Russia’s Defence Ministry says the drone attack was launched from an area controlled by Turkey, and carried out using US-sourced satellite technology

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By Alexander Mercouris
In this photo taken from the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Facebook page on Tuesday, Jan. 9 2018, one of the drones that was forced to land after an unsuccessful attack attempt sits at a table at Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces repelled a series of drone attacks on the Hemeimeem air base and a naval facility in Tartus, adding that such attacks would have required assistance from a country possessing satellite navigation technology — a statement that appeared to be aimed at the United States. (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service photo via AP)

Analysis --- The Russian Ministry of Defence has now released more information on the drone attack on Russia’s two Syrian bases at Khmeimim and Tartus on Saturday 6th January 2018. Yesterday reports from Russia spoke of the drone attack using US sourced technology and claimed the attack coincided with the presence of a US Poseidon surveillance

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How Russia Outmaneuvered Nikki Haley at the UN Debate on Khan Sheikhoun

A majority of UN Security Council members fail to vote against Russian draft Resolution severely criticizing the conduct of OPCW-UN-JIM.

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By Alexander Mercouris
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley met her newly-installed Russian counterpart, ambassador Vasilly Nebenzia, in New York City.

Analysis -- The events at the United Nations Security Council surrounding the joint OPCW-UN-JIM investigation  report (“the report”) into the alleged Khan Sheikhoun chemical weapon attack are not being widely reported. This is unfortunate because they show that international opinion is swinging heavily against the report, which has lost

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Anatomy of a Purge: MBS’s Actions, Saudi Arabia’s Crisis and the Coming Collapse

Understanding the man and the reasons behind the Saudi purge.

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By Alexander Mercouris
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, left, attend the opening ceremony of Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 24, 2017. (Saudi Press Agency/AP)

(Analysis) -- The ongoing purge in Saudi Arabia, together with the kidnapping and extorted “resignation” whilst on a trip to Saudi Arabia of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, is posing a host of questions about the man at the centre of this drama: the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the country’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Muhammad bin

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After Backing Rebels In Syria & Iraq Fails, US Turns To Kurds

Following the failure of the regime changes wars in Syria and Iraq, and of the attempts to set up a ‘Sunnistan’ there, the US stirs up the Kurds.

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By Alexander Mercouris
Syrian Internal Security Forces are sworn in during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

As ISIS fades and as the Syrian conflict winds down, regional tensions in the Middle East are escalating, as the attention of the Great Powers switches to the growing crisis in Iraq’s and Syria’s Kurdish areas. The latest stage in the seemingly endless geopolitical struggle in the Middle East is currently underway, with the Kurds of Syria and

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Russian Foreign Minister Slams OPCW For Failure To Investigate Syrian Chemical Attack

Two months after the alleged chemical attack in Syria, OPCW inspectors show no hurry inspecting the scene of the attack or the location from which attack was allegedly launched.

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By Alexander Mercouris
Photograph of men in Khan Sheikdoun, Syria, allegedly inside a crater where a sarin-gas bomb landed on April 4, 2017.

Two months after the alleged chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun in Syria and the US cruise missile strike on Al-Shayrat air base from where the alleged chemical attack was allegedly launched, the OPCW investigators charged with investigating the alleged chemical attack have failed to inspect either location. This has provoked an angry and

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Israel’s Raid On Syria, Russia Enters The Fray

Israel’s raid appears to have been intended to disrupt the ongoing offensive against ISIS but has provoked a powerful response.

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By Alexander Mercouris
An Israeli air force jet fighter plane takes off from Tel Nof air force base for a mission over Gaza Strip in central Israel, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Russians have now formally confirmed earlier media reports that following the Israeli air raid on Syria on Friday the Israeli ambassador in Moscow was called in to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a stern lecture and a stiff protest. Moscow’s confirmation of the Russian protest to Israel, and the fact that the Israeli ambassador was

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