Middle East
Trump's Lebanon fantasy is running smack into reality
Officials in Beirut know that any agreement with Israel would be dead on arrival at home
July 30, 2026
Officials in Beirut know that any agreement with Israel would be dead on arrival at home
Quincy Institute researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout has the most comprehensive data yet on the extent of this foreign influence campaign
After fresh clashes with the Yemeni military group, Riyadh finds itself at the center of overlapping wars and skirmishes, including Iran and Iraq
Of course this would also appeal to Israel, prolonging the Middle East war and potentially drawing European governments into the theater, too.
On foreign policy the former senior senator from South Carolina was as far from Graham as one could get, and was quite quite unapologetic about it
The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran
