Manal Lotfy's Articles

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.

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.

Attempts at eliminating Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will not topple the Iranian regime

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

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.

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.

Unchecked aggression has become the norm in an increasingly disordered and fragmented world.

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

Chaos has spread into Syria, forcing Tehran to confront a new array of volatile challenges.

It’s true that Tehran views Israel as an existential threat, but that doesn’t have to mean military confrontation

Debates over Iran’s Nuclear Hedging Strategy complicate Israel’s next move.

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

The assassination of Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has triggered a storm of confusion and internal blame-shifting in Iran, writes Manal Lotfy

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Saudi Arabia faces some delicate choices in the face of the relentless US push for it to normalise its relations with Israel.

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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