Andrew England

Middle East editor at Financial Times. Former Southern Africa Bureau Chief; Middle East correspondent, East Africa correspondent. Views My Own

[Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman]

Important, thoughtful and dignified article.

[Basha باشا @BashaReport]

My remarks published in @FT by @cornishft:
Mohammed al-Basha, founder of the Basha Report, a US-based risk advisory, says al-Houthi — who communicates his messages through lengthy video statements — has morphed into a “megalomaniac”, increasingly isolated from the outside world, but who “genuinely believes he’s going to liberate Palestine”. He describes “Houthism” as a mixture of Zaydism and jihadism, laced with “the secrecy of the Muslim Brotherhood”.
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[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Wow

[Financial Times @FT]

Iran’s hidden leader stirs unease at home https://t.co/7oIkrYAQBv

[Neri Zilber @NeriZilber]

Exclusive: Lebanon and France are seeking to extend the UNIFIL peacekeeping force's mandate in south Lebanon beyond the end of this year, when it's set to end.

UN Security Council members are supportive, Israel opposes the move - crucially, unclear if US will veto extension. https://t.co/YwsQR1PfH6

[Esfandyar Batmanghelidj @yarbatman]

“Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a deal temporarily managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.”

Important scoop by @cornishft.

Gift link:
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[Abigail Hauslohner @ahauslohner]

Houthis seize Red Sea islands in lightning offensive
- by @cornishft https://t.co/bYBJAjZJ3I

[Andrew England @cornishft]

Israel’s hapless British defenders https://t.co/MhVVgAOFvx via @ft

[Basha باشا @BashaReport]

My press comments published by Financial Times @FT's Andrew England @cornishft: Mohammed Al-Basha, founder of the US-based risk advisory firm Basha Report, said the [Yemen Army] counteroffensive has put the Houthis under the most significant pressure since 2022. But, he added, the rebels would “fight tooth and nail rather than simply fold”. “This is the beginning of the full-scale war and it’s going to be a protracted conflict, there’s not going to be a quick win,” Albasha said. “All sides have been preparing for years.” https://t.co/dZeyLYVLpA

[Robert Peston @Peston]

Rabbi Jeremy Gordon of the New London Synagogue has written an important column about the UK government’s sanctions against the unlawful Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories: “I do not share with those who feel that lovers of Israel, and supporters of Jewish life in this country must oppose, as a matter of course, sanctions designed to limit and draw attention to the damage caused by settler extremists. The British Government is saying they are not prepared to legitimise terrorism, settlements and policies that eliminate the possibility of a political resolution. That should be a cause we should support.”

[Andrew England @cornishft]

Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch looms https://t.co/K9PTpzaLcS via @ft

[Andrew England @cornishft]

How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran https://t.co/BrjKovi00q

[Financial Times @FT]

Oman FM: In an age of impunity, diplomats are more important than ever https://t.co/LSfrqbVbGt | opinion

[Neri Zilber @NeriZilber]

Andy Burnham is set to announce new sanctions on West Bank settlements in the coming days, Israel vows there will be a "response".

“This could escalate and escalate and there’s no one to stop the slide.” How UK-Israel relations reached their worst point in decades. Me + @PickardJE @FT https://t.co/FMLoag08cz

[Neri Zilber @NeriZilber]

Exclusive: Israel is considering expelling British officials from the postwar Gaza coordination center as retaliation against the Burnham government’s toughening positions. Germany and Italy may be next as well. Our story @FT https://t.co/RYwltIIHOK

[Financial Times @FT]

Israel’s Syria strike may have been bid to provoke Turkey conflict, US envoy says https://t.co/bJuwrIi7gB

[Basha باشا @BashaReport]

My press comments published by @FT's @cornishft: Mohammed al-Basha, founder of the US-based risk advisory firm Basha Report, said Saudi Arabia has little choice but to get dragged back into a war it had spent the past four years trying to exit. “They either give the Houthis $5bn and allow them to fly directly to Tehran, allow them to dock any ship at their ports, and hope they are not going to come back in a few years and ask for $10bn,” al-Basha said. “Or you use that $5bn to support your anti-Houthi coalition of Yemenis to push the Houthis to get down from their high horse and negotiate.” https://t.co/yCILJ9sfhE

[Andrew England @cornishft]

The difficult truth about Jason Arday https://t.co/2ZMGVbdTd7 via @ft

[Ali Vaez @AliVaez]

Told @FT: If there is one thing that Mojtaba has learnt from his father, it is that regardless of how much you trust people in the inner circle, no one should gain too much power to be able to eclipse the supreme leader.
https://t.co/1NAsMmOOkT

[Ali Vaez @AliVaez]

A must read by @Rob_Malley