Middle Orient

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), at the People’s Palace in Damascus marks a notable inflection point in Syrian–Kurdish relations and a broader recalibration of regional policy. Barzani’s first official visit to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime …

Analysts argue that regional pressures, escalating security concerns in southern Lebanon, and growing diplomatic isolation have pushed Hezbollah to explore new political avenues Hezbollah—designated by several governments as a violent extremist organization responsible for grave harm and human rights violations—has re-entered Syrian political discourse amid reports of possible diplomatic communication …

La traversée massive et soudaine vers l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta, en Afrique du Nord, soulève des questions que l’Europe ne peut plus se permettre de réduire à «une crise migratoire de plus». Le timing, le comportement du Maroc et l’alignement stratégique croissant entre Rabat, Washington et Tel-Aviv laissent entrevoir autre …

Lorsque je me rendais régulièrement en Israël, entre le milieu et la fin des années 1990, dans le cadre de mes fonctions au sein des Nations unies, j’ai toujours été frappé par la façon dont de nombreux Israéliens s’identifient étroitement aux États-Unis. Lors des fêtes nationales, de nombreux automobilistes israéliens …

Sur la route d’Abadan, les chars T-72 de la 92e division blindée iranienne soulèvent la poussière du désert. Ils roulent vers la côte, vers le port pétrolier, vers le Chatt-el-Arab. Au même moment, à Mascate et Islamabad, les diplomates iraniens parlent de paix. La balance est là, sous nos yeux. …

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Saudi Arabia played a key role in persuading the US president to once again walk back on his threats of a devastating bombing campaign in Iran Donald Trump on Saturday again pulled back from the brink from a devastating bombing campaign in Iran. In an announcement on his Truth Social …

The regime that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini founded has been and shall remain dangerous for the people of Iran, the region and beyond, without closing the strait or developing the bomb. As far as one can make out, a consensus is emerging in Iran today that this regime must go… More …

Trump’s remarks were seen as a rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is — quite rightly — opposed to F-35 sales to Turkey on the grounds that it could ultimately prove a direct threat to Israel’s security, as well as to Cyprus and Greece, which Erdogan has repeatedly …

Hezbollah’s ability to develop and refine its use of tactical first-person view (FPV) systems represents a significant development that could alter the character of future conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah. Hezbollah increasingly deployed FPV systems in its asymmetric campaign against Israel between March and June 2026, likely as part of …