Setting the wildfires aside, Israel and its society must confront the crimes, both ecological and engineered, it is committing in Gaza, writes Alex Foley. On the evening of April 29, a spasm of panic broke out at a Memorial Day ceremony in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square. Ushers at the event …

Iraq is a key hub allowing Iran access to the international financial system, but the US is turning up the pressure on the country’s banking system. The US is tightening its maximum pressure grip on Iran by focusing on one of the key hubs that allows Tehran access to the …

Officials in the Trump administration are confused about how to proceed with lifting sanctions on Syria after Trump’s surprise announcement Tuesday When President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years …