Middle Orient

As expected, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a majority in the UK General Election on 4 July, marking the collapse of the Conservative Party after 14 years in government. Labour’s majority in parliament, with 411 seats out of 650, means the party will have significant influence over parliamentary decisions going …

On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli army is advancing to the “end of the phase of eliminating” the “army” of Hamas. After more than nine months of war, Israeli political and military circles claim that they are “close to eliminating” Hamas’s military capabilities in …

On June 28, 2024, the pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar published[1] an article reporting on preparations of Iraqi resistance factions for a potential Israeli operation against Lebanese Hizbullah. This report is based on the article. Iraqi Militias Train Hundreds Of Operatives In Iraq And Iran In Anticipation Of War Between Israel …

On July 8, 2024, the Qatari online daily Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reported that according to an unnamed Iraqi official source, Yemen’s Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) had opened, that same day, a headquarters in Baghdad. The outlet also cited Iraqi news reports confirming that the Houthis inaugurated what was described as …

Without a Real Path to a Palestinian State, a Deal Will Destabilize the Middle East During his first three years in office, U.S. President Joe Biden based his Middle East strategy on a single, straightforward project: normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Such a deal, Washington thought, would stabilize …

Iran’s president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, says he wants to negotiate with the United States, but is the feeling mutual? The recent election of a little-known Reformist as Iran’s next president could keep the door open for diplomacy over the country’s nuclear program should the winner of the US presidential election in …

Following the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran, there has been a marked Iranian effort to emphasize Iran’s commitment to continued support for the “resistance front” it leads: the Iranian media has highlighted the message of support sent by the president-elect to Hezbollah’s secretary-general, in which he stressed …

L’OTAN est sur le point de connaître un tournant. Il convient de rappeler que l’alliance militaire la plus réussie de l’histoire du monde a débuté comme un projet de paix et que son succès futur dépend de sa capacité à maintenir la paix. Mais aujourd’hui, au lieu de la paix, …

Hamas is threatening to end ceasefire negotiations with Israel in response to Israeli raids targeting Hamas fighters in Gaza City. This effort may seek to trigger increased international pressure on Israel to stop the raids. Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh said on July 8 that continued Israeli raids in …

Palestinian militias, including Hamas, are continuing to coordinate militarily and politically with Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Deputy Secretary General Jamil Mazhar met with the leaders of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias Asaib Ahl al Haq, the Badr Organization, and the Jihad and Construction Movement in …