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This brings us back to Syria. Which will gain nothing from normalizing ties with Israel but will sacrifice the nation’s very ...

Area: 22,000 sq km. Population: 9.5m. Prime minister: Binyamin Netanyahu.

Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an opportunity for Beijing.

The Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller on how the latest attacks on Iran have changed the balance of power in the region.

Israel’s military success against Iran undermines one incentive for Saudi normalization and raises concerns about its growing ...

International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more ...

The US and Israel’s strike on Iran’s nuclear sites didn’t just target infrastructure – it signaled the collapse of the global ...

The bombing has quieted in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel, but the battle over the future of Tehran is likely to soon ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For many Iranians it was a lightning sequence of events: A 12-day war with Israel and a ...

It was predictable that Iran would retaliate against Trump’s bombing of its nuclear sites early on Sunday. The question was ...

US-Iran tensions impact oil markets and the strategic Strait of Hormuz. See why market resilience defies expectations despite ...