https://www.scmp.com/rss/508467/feed Clive Williams is a campus visitor with Australian National University's Centre for Military and Security Law. His areas of expertise are focused on terrorism and counterterrorism, intelligence and security. national security, and North Korea's strategic capabilities. He is frequently called upon by Australian and overseas media to provide expert commentary on terrorism-related issues. Prior to joining ANU, Clive had a long career in Defence intelligence. He was Director of the forerunner... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the administration of US President Donald Trump. Over the weekend, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US forces in Iraq to provide Trump with a pretext for striking Iran. New intelligence from Iraq indicate that Israeli agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans—putting an outgoing Trump in a bind with a fake casus belli. Be careful of a trap,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3116550/us-iran-clash-coming-trump-leaves-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3116550/us-iran-clash-coming-trump-leaves-office?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:00:12 +0000