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President Joe Biden is hosting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks that are taking place at a time when tension levels in the Middle East are increasingly high. The sharp rise in security fears has raised further questions about the sustainability of the two-decade-old American military presence in Iraq and from which some of the drones and missiles that attacked Israel on Saturday originated or were launched. Additionally, Iranian proxies have initiated attacks against US interests across the region from inside Iraq, making the meeting between Biden and al-Sudani even more critical. The talks include a discussion on regional stability and the future deployment of US troops, but also on economic, trade and energy issues that US officials say have become one of the Iraqi government’s top priorities. Not to mention that there are other ongoing dialogues: the Israeli raid against Iranian targets in the heart of Syria is part of the ongoing regional negotiations. Washington negotiates with Tehran, Assad speaks with US emissaries in Oman and Hezbollah goes to the Emirates for the first time, which remain allies of the Jewish State: we talk about it with Maria Fantappié, head of the Middle East and Africa Med Program at IAI and with Lorenzo Trombetta , ANSA and Limes correspondent from Beirut, analyst on the Middle East and author of “Negotiation and power in the Middle East. At the roots of the conflicts in Syria and surrounding areas” (Mondadori University, 2022) | Meanwhile, on the Lebanese front, several Israeli soldiers were injured in an explosion in Lebanon near the Israeli border, according to the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged blows almost daily since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. The ongoing conflict has killed around 270 Hezbollah fighters and around 50 civilians, according to security sources, and displaced 90,000 people in southern Lebanon. This latest incident, in an already tense region, follows a series of dangerous escalations: we talk about it with Lorenzo Trombetta, ANSA and Limes correspondent from Beirut, analyst on the Middle East and author of “Negotiation and power in the Middle East. To the microphones , Luigi Spinola.

16 Apr 2024