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Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans
Middle East

Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans

Donald Trump is far from the first foreign leader to get bad advice when it comes to Iran and its formidable antecedents

Is Lebanon hurtling towards a Libya-style civil war?
Middle East

Is Lebanon hurtling towards a Libya-style civil war?

Forcing a hard wedge against the country's Shia is exactly what Israel wants, but it could imperil a wide range of US interests in the Middle East

Rahm Emanuel
Washington Politics

Eying 2028, Rahm Emanuel test drives tough love message in Israel

Critics say the Tel Aviv speech was more about managing a Democratic base that is quite all done with the 'special relationship'

IRGC boats targeted Centcom
Middle East

US-Iran on dangerous path to blowing up MOU over Hormuz

Resumed airstrikes on both sides underscore both the fragility and the mixed interpretations of the 14-point document

Iran funeral Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Middle East

Ayatollah Khamenei's carefully crafted and choreographed funeral

Millions are expected to attend the ceremonies in Iran, but much of it is a key message for US-Israel consumption: Your regime change failed.

Hormuz chokepoint? Turkey wants to be king of the Middle Corridor
Middle East

Hormuz chokepoint? Turkey wants to be king of the Middle Corridor

The Iran war has hastened the development of a new route in which Ankara becomes a hub and magnifies its importance to the region