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Iraq elections 2025
Middle East

Iraq faces first quiet election in decades. Don't let that fool you.

Amid an increasingly dire water crisis, the country's next prime minister will face an enduring US troop presence and constant tug-of-war over Iran

iran, china, russia
Middle East

'Annulled'! Russia won't abide snapback sanctions on Iran

The US-led move to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has drawn Moscow's ire, and with it a bifurcation of international law

Badr Abdelatty, Abbas Araghchi, Rafael Grossi
Middle East

Can Egypt really stop Israel from attacking Iran again?

After decades in the diplomatic shadows, Cairo is leveraging its old alliances to position itself between America, Israel, and Tehran

Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt
Middle East

Egypt stepping out from Israel's shadow? It depends.

President El Sisi has called Jerusalem 'the enemy' and is renewing ties with its other neighbors. But some military and economic bonds are hard to break.

Benjamin Netanyahu
Middle East

Israel is the main source of instability in the Middle East

The West is finally starting to catch on, as evidenced by Israeli officials' increasing isolation at the UN last week

Mike Johnson
Washington Politics

Mike Johnson can't stop the GOP's internal split on Israel

The speaker pledged to root out 'isolationists,' but these divisions started long ago and they're only getting wider