Iran hawks want to kill any trace of the JCPOA before the term is up, burn down any diplomatic bridges with Iran
Media mentions – Middle East and North Africa
Haftar is the only one who can fight terrorism and unite the divided country – this narrative has been deliberately constructed by Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Egypt
Going forward, it is not just about what is stopped in terms of the [EU-Israel] relationship, but what future agreements the EU and Israel are unable to enter into because of annexation
We’re already seeing Egypt and Russia working together on political alternatives to Haftar that could preserve their spheres of influence in eastern Libya
What happens in the eastern Mediterranean is not a peripheral issue for Europe
Asli Aydintasbas and Tarek Megerisi's paper on tensions in Eastern Mediterranean and their implications for the European Union
If an annexation is likely to to provoke strong condemnation within the European Union, the impossibility for the EU to agree its 27 members on a text removes the possibility of sanctions against the Hebrew State
All of our bearing points are changing […] It’s very unclear what things will look like once the dust settles. But this is Hifter on the ropes
He saved this relationship. If not for this strange Trump factor, we really would have been in a Turkey-Russian axis
The potential is there to present a new chapter but we are not sure how competent both sides are
Egypt has direct security interests in Libya and having a security partner to work with in eastern Libya is of paramount importance to them, which is why they were so concerned