After two consecutive years of shocks across the Middle East, Iran now presents itself as a besieged state relying on…
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Iran today is going through a critical phase—perhaps the most challenging since the signing of the nuclear agreement in 2015—after…
By Ghazal Aryahi On the night of June 13, Tehran narrowly escaped a sweeping assault that, according to some estimates,…
In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump conducted an official visit to the Gulf, during which several large-scale economic and…
Associated Professor at Grand Valley State University and Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. The defining turning…
While it is premature to declare Syria—under transitional president Ahmad al-Shar’ and his domestic and international backers—a genuine ally of…
On the 7th of October, Hamas launched a large-scale attack on the Gaza perimeter fence area, where its militants succeeded…
The US President Donald Trump announced Thursday 13th of August a “peace deal” between the United Arab Emirates and Israel…
The rout of the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar continues apace with forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) lifting…
In the days since the 3 January assassination of Iranian General Qassem Suleimeni on the orders of US President Donald…
Iraq and Lebanon have experienced an extraordinary rebirth of the power of the street in the Middle East, one that…
On Sunday 17 November in cities across Iraq tens of thousands of people came into the streets answering a call…