This week’s landmark visit by Syrian Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to Washington marks Syria’s tentative re-entry into the US-brokered international order.
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In declaring their recognition of the State of Palestine, the European countries are breaking with US policy on the Middle East and seeking to halt a slide into international lawlessness.
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Attempts at eliminating Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will not topple the Iranian regime
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Is the ceasefire between Israel and Iran a genuine pulling back from the abyss or is it just a fragile truce in an ongoing conflict, asks Al-Ahram Weekly
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The US and Israel are setting the stage for regime change in Tehran in a gamble that could redraw the whole of the Middle East region.
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From the perspective of US President Donald Trump, the Russia-Ukraine war has become a geopolitical liability and a distraction from more important issues elsewhere.
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Unchecked aggression has become the norm in an increasingly disordered and fragmented world.
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As 2024 draws to a close, Iran finds itself grappling with the profound repercussions of a year that has significantly undermined its regional influence, writes Manal Lotfy
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Chaos has spread into Syria, forcing Tehran to confront a new array of volatile challenges.
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It’s true that Tehran views Israel as an existential threat, but that doesn’t have to mean military confrontation
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Debates over Iran’s Nuclear Hedging Strategy complicate Israel’s next move.
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A year into Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, Iran finds itself at a pivotal juncture, needing to recalibrate its strategic course, writes Manal Lotfy
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The assassination of Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has triggered a storm of confusion and internal blame-shifting in Iran, writes Manal Lotfy
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A social revolution is taking place in Iran two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian-Kurdish woman who died after being arrested for improperly wearing the hijab, writes Manal Lotfy
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With the ceasefire negotiations with Israel in danger of collapsing as a result of Israeli intransigence, Hamas is preparing for a war of attrition against Israel.
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All of a sudden, as it seems, Washington and European capitals realised the root of Middle East troubles was Israel’s continued occupation of Palestine and the failure to achieve the Oslo promise of a Palestinian state.
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Despite confrontations between Iranian proxies and Israeli and US forces in the region, no one wants a large-scale Middle Eastern war, least of all Tehran.
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How Tehran plays its cards during the current military conflict between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel will be closely monitored internationally, writes Manal Lotfy
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Saudi Arabia faces some delicate choices in the face of the relentless US push for it to normalise its relations with Israel.
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Will this week’s BRICS summit in South Africa make good on promises to produce a fairer and more inclusive world, asks Manal Lotfy
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