As Israeli political elites increasingly frame Turkey the way they once framed Iran, could Ankara and Tel Aviv’s rivalry become the Middle East’s new faultline? The fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s government in Syria in December 2024, coupled with successive Israeli military campaigns against Iran since October 2024 and the setbacks …

From defence to intelligence, UAE-Israel ties have emerged stronger than ever from the Iran war. But how will this deeper cooperation affect the region? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel appear to have emerged from the Iran war with a stronger relationship than ever. The UAE sustained the most …

Tehran has upended traditional maritime arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz and remains in the driver’s seat despite U.S. pressure, so authorities cannot expect to reverse this shift quickly even if the war ends soon. On April 28, a Japanese-owned, Panama-flagged crude oil tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz …