Is Iran about to open up to the West?
The election of a reformist president suggests that the supreme leader is worried about the country’s global isolation.
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Israel’s two-front war
The presumption of inevitable war can be self-fulfilling.
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Israel and Hezbollah are destroying the meaning of red lines
Neither side wants a war but both are rewriting the rules of engagement.
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Israel is on the brink of a second war
Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to take the fight to Hezbollah.
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The rise of a new axis
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are all deeply hostile to the US and its allies – and they could…
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What the viral “All Eyes on Rafah” meme means for the conflict
Some have lamented that a bloodless AI-generated image has captured more people’s attention than real footage of the war. But…
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A Jewish dirge for Rafah
The horrors perpetrated in Gaza are unbearable, but Jews have the language to mourn.
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What will stop Israel in Rafah?
An air strike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city has killed dozens, including children.
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