Middle Orient

Key Takeaways Recent attacks on regional states by Iran’s proxies and partners enable Iran to maintain plausible deniability while continuing to advance its objective of coercing the United States to end the war in terms favorable to Iran, which include accepting Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia …

What began as a joint U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran had, by mid-2026, morphed into a tectonic shift in the entire Middle East security architecture. The Islamabad Pause, Not PeaceOn July 12, 2026, the world learned of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran. The document should …

Since 1945, American foreign policy has obeyed a systemic invariant: maintaining the world in a state of structural vassalage. This Pax Americana, which is nothing more than a myth shrouded in economic violence and military coercion, is crumbling. Indeed, the collapse of American hegemony is no longer a hypothesis. It …

The US–Saudi nuclear deal risks prioritizing Washington’s strategic influence and commercial interests over strict non-proliferation safeguards, potentially creating a latent Saudi nuclear capability and triggering a wider regional arms race. The genie must not be let out of the bottle. Introduction The US has finally provided a green signal to …

The nature of warfare is as old as human society; over the ages, it has been undergoing rapid changes. In the ongoing Iran-US-Israel war, Washington and Tel Aviv have been waging one of such evolved forms of warfare against Tehran. Warfare can be defined as acts of waging wars in …

In recent days, the province of Hasakah has moved to a new phase of the local movement, after a state of congestion that turned into tribal movements on the ground that raised political, service and security demands. These moves coincided with the continuation of the implementation of the January 29 …

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The election is… evidence that efforts to remove Hamas from power have failed. Instead of discussing disarmament, Hamas is discussing succession. Instead of preparing to relinquish power, it is choosing who will govern. Terrorist organizations do not negotiate themselves out of existence. Al-Hayya was Sinwar’s closest associate. He served as …

Si l’on considère la masse continentale afro-euro-asiatique dans son ensemble — la plus grande masse continentale de la planète —, son cœur géographique n’est pas la steppe intérieure, mais plutôt la masse d’eau qui relie ses marges nord, sud et est.La «mer entre les terres» Le nom même de la …

Bab al-Mandab n’est pas fermé. La tension y est palpable. En début de semaine, le ministre iranien de l’Intérieur, Eskandar Momeni, est arrivé à Islamabad à la tête d’une délégation de haut niveau. Mardi, il avait déjà rencontré le Premier ministre Shehbaz Sharif, le maréchal Asim Munir ainsi que son …