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Putin and Pezeshkian
Middle East

Could the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?

Russia may have a role to play as an intermediary, but significant hurdles stand in the way of a more decisive role.

Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.
Middle East

Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.

Cairo buys an increasing amount of fuel from abroad, owes billions to foreign lenders, and depends on open Red Sea-Suez traffic, among other pressures

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Jordan's King Abdullah II during a multilateral meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council
Middle East

Under Trump, the US and Jordan are the best of frenemies

While King Abdullah struggles to win the president's favor amid the war, his people largely want Americans to go home

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smile at the start of a conference in Vienna
Europe

Europe went from leading Iran diplomacy to slavishly following US

The continent played a crucial role in the JCPOA, but now it finds itself on the sidelines and supporting war

Joe Biden and Brett McGurk
Washington Politics

Meet the ex-Biden official working hard to rewrite history on Gaza

Brett McGurk's former colleagues challenge his book's central premise that pressuring Israel would have been counterproductive

israeli elections 2026
Middle East

What Israel's razor thin elections mean for Gaza and Iran

While they differ on domestic issues and in some ways on the West Bank, the two main parties in contention are very much still hardline on foreign policy