Robert Inlakesh

Robert Inlakesh is a political analyst, journalist and documentary filmmaker currently based in London, UK. He has reported from and lived in the occupied Palestinian territories and hosts the show ‘Palestine Files’. Director of ‘Steal of the Century: Trump’s Palestine-Israel Catastrophe’. Follow him on Twitter @falasteen47

Failing to Defeat Hezbollah, Israel & US Pressure Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Join War

 Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley area and that’s why Israel wants Syria’s military to invade Lebanon’s border and attack Hezbollah, aiming to go after what is labelled critical infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese group. The Trump administration has directly put pressure on Syrian leader Ahmed al-Shara’a to do just that but growing resistance inside of Syria against Israel is pushing back.

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Syria Israel Peace Feature photo

 Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley

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US May Sieze Three Iranian Islands, Including Kharg, Targeting Critical Oil Routes & Military in Hormuz

Great strategic importance has been attached to the islands, with Iran deciding to develop their military capabilities there since at least 2008. In particular, Abu Musa, the largest of the three islands, is home to a broad range of Iranian military capabilities. Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, credited as one of the architects of Tehran’s “Mosaic Defence” strategy, even labelled Abu Musa Island as “Iran’s beating heart” in the Persian Gulf at the beginning of 2019. 

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By Robert Inlakesh
Kharg Island, Iran Getty Image

While a significant amount of attention has been placed upon the Iranian island of Kharg, as a likely target for a US ground invasion, there are three other islands that may be in Washington’s scope. Although this has flown under the media's radar, the signs have been clear. On March 13, US President Donald Trump officially announced the bombing

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Failing To Destroy Hezbollah, Israel Seeks To Spark A Lebanese Civil War

It is unlikely that the Lebanese Army would remain intact if they were ordered to attack Hezbollah, as a large component of its fighters are speculated to sympathise with the Party that is resisting Israeli aggression. Although there is no census allowed, it is speculated that the Lebanese Army itself could be composed of between 25% to 50% Shia Muslims, the same sect as Hezbollah.

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Hezbollah

Surprised by the intensity of Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks against it, Israel appears to be pivoting to sow internal chaos within Lebanon’s borders in a bid to trigger a catastrophic civil war. An attempted coup against the Lebanese military’s leadership may be the catalyst. At the beginning of May, the extent of the rocket and drone fire

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US Ground Invasion of Iran Could Launch From Turkmenistan

In early February, Turkmen media reported on a development tracked by FlightRadar24, noting that US Air Force transport aircraft C-17A Globemaster III and MC-130 Super Hercules had landed at an undisclosed location inside Turkmenistan. Of particular concern was the arrival of the MC-130 Super Hercules, which is used for transporting special forces units, as well as performing night operations.

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Turkmenistan normalization with Israel

While speculation rages on over the potential use of American boots on the ground in Iran, one of Tehran’s neighbours from which there are serious indicators that action could be taken by the US military to launch a ground invasion from Turkmenistan.  Often excluded from analyses of regional conflicts, due to it being perceived as neutral,

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Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base – Bahrain Erupts in Uprising & Saudi Forces Move to Crush Dissent

In a desperate bid to censor further documentation of the damage inflicted by Iranian missiles and drones, the Bahraini authorities are pursuing a legal campaign targeting what they call “high betrayal” for filming the ongoing retaliatory strikes. Bahrain’s Public Prosecution seeks to implement the “death penalty” and are operating on the basis that they will pursue violators “without the slightest mercy”.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters carry petrol bombs ahead of a march in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, where marchers were calling for freedom for political prisoners and honoring those killed in the uprising from Bahrain's western villages. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Since February 28, following the Israeli-US war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has targeted vital US military infrastructure bases in Persian Gulf nations, the worst hit being Bahrain. Simultaneously, the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has revived the predominantly Shia island’s 2011 revolutionary fervor. With

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Israel-Backed Militias Linked to ISIS Loot Gaza Aid Under IDF Watch

New evidence shows Israel is backing ISIS-linked militias in Gaza to replace Hamas security forces and control humanitarian aid routes.

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By Robert Inlakesh

Israeli officials often claim that Hamas has been looting aid heading to Gaza, yet the evidence suggests the opposite. New reports and eyewitness accounts indicate that Israel is backing ISIS-linked militants who are working to replace Hamas security forces and are looting humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of IDF drones. New evidence

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The Think Tank Behind Project 2025 Just Published Trump’s Iran War Plan

A new policy brief from Trump’s most trusted think tank lays out what looks a lot like a roadmap to war — but almost no one noticed.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Donald Trump speaking at a Heritage Foundation event in 2017, the think tank behind Project 2025 and recent proposals for U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.

Flying under the media radar, the Heritage Foundation—a think tank widely viewed as the intellectual engine behind the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda—has published a brief that appears to map out the president’s prospective approach to Iran. The six-page document advocates ending nuclear negotiations and pursuing joint U.S.-Israeli

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