Middle Orient

Analysis: Hamas has weathered Israeli assassinations in the past but faces unprecedented challenges in deciding on both a new leadership and the group’s future. With Gaza facing unprecedented devastation, experts and analysts have cast doubt on Hamas’s ability to maintain its traditional internal regulations for selecting a new leader following …

Analysis: The presence of UNIFIL peacekeepers is an obstacle to Israel’s plans for depopulating south Lebanon and creating a buffer zone. Since launching its ground invasion, Israel has carried out a series of unlawful attacks on the UN’s peacekeeping forces, who may see them as an impediment to its plans …

Devlet Bahceli also suggested that the conditions of the militant leader’s life sentence without parole be reconsidered if he agrees to make such a call. In a U-turn that came as a bombshell for Turkish politics, Devlet Bahceli, a top ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and leader of …

A series of explosions and gunshots were heard at TUSAS, Turkey’s state-run aerospace and defense company, in an attack Turkey’s defense chief blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party. An attack struck the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters near Ankara on Wednesday causing multiple casualties. Turkish officials blamed a Kurdish …

Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s first ever visits to Serbia and Albania weeks ago cannot be seen as isolated from the developments in the region, analysts say. As Tel Aviv charges ahead with multiple wars, undeterred by the unprecedented damage it is bringing itself globally as indicated by some of its …

The attack against TUSAS comes amid signs of a renewed effort to bring an end to the conflict between the PKK and Turkish state. A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in the Turkish capital Ankara that …

Iraq’s leaders have a lot on their minds, stuck between Israel and Iran as the two countries veer closer to open conflict. Iraq is still recovering from the reign of Saddam Hussein, the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, decades of sanctions that followed the 1991 invasion of Kuwait, liberation by the …

The ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated dramatically in recent weeks, particularly following Iran’s missile strikes on Israel. This conflict raises critical questions about the potential impact on global oil prices, as Iran is the key player in the energy market. The implications of a war between these …

Iranians remain on edge as they wait for Israel’s response to Iran’s latest ballistic missile barrage. The Iranian currency reflects local anxiety as the street value of the Iranian rial to the dollar has plummeted more than 11 percent since October 1, 2024. As Israel’s conflict with Iran and Iranian-backed …

Saudi Arabia and Iran’s Clash of Visions There are many Middle Eastern conflicts that could reshape the global political order. But the one most likely to do so is the battle between the region’s two dominant powers: the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although this …