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“What we are witnessing is a staged political performance—a carefully orchestrated spat between two partners playing both ...

President Donald Trump wants to be the U.S. president who uses military force sparingly. At the same time, he isn't afraid of ...

The World Bank announced on Wednesday it had approved $250 million to support Lebanon's post-war reconstruction and a $146 ...

After decades of using proxies to attack U.S. troops, experts say Iran's network has been degraded, but small groups still ...

Netanyahu’s ultimate goal in launching the military offensive against Iran remains unclear, whether it was to set back Iran’s ...

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

This change of tone, however fleeting, came after the intense U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear-development sites this week, ...

Jean-Christophe Carret, the World Bank’s Middle East regional director, said the newly approved support is the first phase of ...

U.S. troops across the Middle East are on high alert as Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation following recent ...

Key topicsIsrael dismantles Iran-backed militant network after 7 Oct 2023 attackHezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, and Assad regime severely weakenedIran’s military gut ...

Israel’s ceasefire with Iran, brokered by the United States and Qatar, is holding despite an exceedingly shaky start. If both sides exercise restraint, the 12-day Israel-Iran war may well have run its ...