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Egypt and Iran forge unlikely alliance in changing political landscape
Quietly and rapidly, Egypt and Iran are forging an alliance with the potential to redefine the Middle East’s geopolitical map. The surprise friendship is placing the two powerhouses in a position to ...
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CENTCOM gets Navy admiral in charge as Cooper takes over Middle East mission
Leadership of the U.S. military in the Middle East has shifted to Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, who takes over command from an Army ...
West Asia News Live: Israel’s heat wave, Turkey’s earthquake defines a turbulent day in Middle East
Stay up to date with breaking developments in politics, energy, diplomacy, security and social movements across the region, ...
Foreign Affairs7d
The Middle East’s New Intermediaries
HASAN T. ALHASAN is Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. EMILE HOKAYEM ...
Al-Monitor2d
Iran reshapes military as proxies falter, 'inevitable' clash with Israel looms
The establishment of Iran’s new National Defense Council is more than a bureaucratic reshuffle — it’s a move to restructure ...
On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist
After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest ...
Iran Pivots From Russia to China in Quest for New Weapons After Israel War
"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...
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Explainer-How Iran's Network of Middle East Power Faded
Iran spent decades after its 1979 Islamic Revolution developing a network of allies across the Middle East that accepted Tehran's leadership and shared its regional vision of fighting what they ...
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Iran’s Options for Retaliation Risk Escalating Middle East Crisis
News Analysis Iran’s Options for Retaliation Risk Escalating Middle East Crisis The killing of Hamas’s political leader in Tehran was a humiliating security failure for the Iranian government.
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Attacking Iran makes peace in the Middle East more likely
Nevertheless, with Iran defanged, and the benefits of ties with Israel and the U.S. looking increasingly attractive to moderate Arab countries, peace and prosperity in the Middle East appears ...
Foreign Affairs1mon
The Post-Iranian Middle East
AMOS YADLIN is Founder and President of MIND Israel. He is a retired Major General in the Israeli Air Force and served as the chief of Israel’s Defense Intelligence from 2006 to 2010.
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog official will visit country for talks, but no inspections planned
A senior official from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will fly to Iran for talks on Monday, but no visit to nuclear ...