The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series, as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project, released during the past week.
MEMRI REPORTS
Special Dispatch No. 9506 – Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is A Lesson For American Allies In Lebanon, Region – America Would Rather Suffer A 'Historic And Humiliating Defeat' Than Fight On Behalf Of Others, August 19, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9505 – Qatar's Protégés – Hamas Officials, Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Jazeera Reporters – Praise Taliban's 'Jihad' And 'Victory'; Journalists, Liberals In Response: They Should Move To Kabul, August 19, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9504 – Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas Has A Strategic Relationship With Iran, Hizbullah – Therefore Any 'Foolish Act' On The Part Of Israel Could Lead To Regional War, August 19, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9503 – Al-Jazeera Reporters Celebrate 'Taliban Victory', 'U.S. Defeat' As Historic Triumph For Islamic Ummah, August 18, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9502 – International Affairs Expert Mirzayan: Russian Foreign Policy Is A Virtuoso High Wire Act Balancing Between Countries And Firmly Committing To None, August 18, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9501 – Chinese TV Host: U.S. Withdrawal And Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Proves That America Is A Paper Tiger That Betrays Its Allies; China Will Play A Constructive Role In Rebuilding Afghanistan, Restoring Peace, August 17, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9500 – Articles In Arab Press: U.S. Defeat In Afghanistan Was Expected, Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences, August 16, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9499 – Renowned Chinese Academic Yan Xuetong: 'The Style Of China's Diplomacy Has Changed – And The West Needs To Adapt', August 16, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9498 – Russian Foreign Policy Wonk Lukyanov: Russia Will Not Abandon China For A Speculative Relationship With The U.S., August 16, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9495 – Russian Afghanistan Expert Asatryan: Experiment In Conciliating The Taliban Is Doomed, Russia Will Revert To 'Natural Policy' Of Aiding The Taliban's Enemies, August 16, 2021
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9038 – Taliban Official Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa Ahead Of American Withdrawal: Had We Known ISIS Was Based In Eastern Afghanistan, We Would Have Fought It; We Want Good Relations With Neighboring Muslim Countries Like Iran, Press TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9037 – Egyptian-American Political Analyst Magdi Khalil: America Thought It Could Bring Democracy, Human Dignity, Human Rights To 'Extremist Islamic Wasteland' Of Afghanistan – This Was Unrealistic, Russia Today TV (Russia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9036 – Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is A Lesson For American Allies In Lebanon, Region – America Would Rather Suffer A "Historic And Humiliating Defeat" Than Fight On Behalf Of Others, Al-Alam TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9035 – Qatari Sociologist Dr. Abd Al-Aziz Al-Khazraj Al-Ansari: The Taliban Gained Victory After Waging Jihad Since 1997 – All The Problems In The World Can Be Resolved Only By Force And Jihad, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9034 – Turkey-Based Egyptian Islamic Scholar Wagdi Ghoneim: We Ask Allah To Complete The Victory Of The Taliban Over America And The Infidel West; They Are Mujahideen And We Are The Nation Of Jihad, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9033 – Lebanese Politician Serge Dagher: Hizbullah's Weapons Serve The Policies Of Iran's Axis In The Region, Not Lebanon's, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9032 – Chinese TV Host: U.S. Withdrawal And Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Proves That America Is A Paper Tiger That Betrays Its Allies; China Will Play A Constructive Role In Rebuilding Afghanistan, Restoring Peace, CGTN Network (China)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9031 – Former Iranian Ambassador To Afghanistan Abolfazl Zohrevand: Iran Respects The Choice Of The Afghan People, Will Cooperate With The Taliban, Al-Alam TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9030 – Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Condemns Iran's 'Indirect' Support Of The Taliban, Adds: The Taliban Is The Greatest Threat To The Region And To Iran, 1TV (Afghanistan)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9029 – Former Lebanese Ambassador To Jordan Tracy Chamoun: It Is Not Hizbullah’s Job To Defend Lebanon – That Is The Role Of The Lebanese Army; Hizbullah Must Not Drag Lebanon Into A Regional War, MTV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9028 – Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas Has A Strategic Relationship With Iran, Hizbullah – Therefore Any 'Foolish Act' On The Part Of Israel Could Lead To Regional War, Al-Alam TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9027 – Friday Sermon In Arak, Iran, By Gholamali Dorri-Najafabadi: The Jews Covet The Material World, Murder Children; If A Country Wants To Preserve Its Glory, It Must Be Strong, Give Up Its Daily Bread, Aftab TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9026 – Taliban Spokesman Mohammad Naeem: It Is Unreasonable To Deny Afghanistan Of Foreign Aid If The Taliban Implements The Shari'a – Islam Is The Faith Of The People, Russia Today TV (Russia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9025 – Iranian Teacher And Activist Javad Lal-Mohammad, Following Release From Prison: Khamenei, Raisi – You Will End Up Like Saddam And Qadhafi; Go To Your Friends, Nasrallah And The Houthis, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9024 – Chinese Military Conducted Large-Scale Amphibious Assault And Island-Seizure Drill On China's Southeast Coast, CCTV (China)
