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Trump Tells Israel to Halt Bombing After Hamas Backs Deal
NEWS BRIEF
President Donald Trump called on Israel to immediately halt bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to key terms in his peace proposal, including releasing...
Iran Executes 7 Over Killings of Security Forces, Cleric
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Iran executed seven men on Saturday, including six ethnic Arab separatists accused of killing security personnel and a Kurd convicted of assassinating a...
Trump’s Middle East Gambit: US–Iran Tensions and the Gulf’s Strategic Crossroads
The Return of Strategic Uncertainty
The Middle East has returned to center stage in US foreign policy. Donald Trump's return to politics has already been...
Gaza Flotilla Interception: What Happens to the Activists?
Israeli forces have once again intercepted a flotilla bound for Gaza, this time involving more than 40 boats carrying around 500 activists, parliamentarians, and...
As Trump Talks Peace, Netanyahu Builds Roads to Bury a Palestinian State
As U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out a new Gaza peace plan this week—one that dangles the possibility of eventual Palestinian statehood—events on the...
Boat From Gaza Aid Flotilla Docks in Cyprus After Israeli Interception
A boat from a flotilla that had been carrying aid to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel has docked in Cyprus, the Mediterranean...
President Trump’s Peace proposal lacks practical solutions
It is appreciated that President Trump has announced a peace proposal after meeting Netanyahu. He announced a twenty-point proposal covering several aspects, but with...
When Two Fronts Collide: The Yom Kippur War’s Lessons for an Asian Dual Contingency
In October 1973, Israel was encircled and almost faced defeat when Egypt and Syria orchestrated a surprise assault against Israel on the most sacred...
Armed Forces Face-Off Across the Euphrates, Putting Syria at Risk of Rupture
Similar to much of its contemporary history, Syria once again finds itself staring down a perilous crossroads. Nine months after the fall of Bashar...
Netanyahu’s Gamble on Trump’s Gaza Plan: International Leverage, Domestic Risks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement of Donald Trump’s Gaza plan represents one of the most consequential political gambles of his long career. Framing...