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Israel and the new Syria: Where are ties heading?

Since Bashar Al-Assad’s regime fell in late 2024, constant Israeli airstrikes have targeted Syria’s military infrastructure in locations across the war-torn country. Israeli forces have also advanced into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as well as into adjacent regions, including the summit of …

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Netanyahu claims Iran strikes ‘changing face of Middle East’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Monday that Israel’s campaign against Iran was “changing the face of the Middle East”, as the two countries traded heavy strikes for a fourth day. The remarks came hours after a dramatic Israeli attack on an Iranian state TV building that forced a …

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Explainer: How do Israel and Iran compare in military strength?

Fattah is Iran’s first ever hypersonic missile, and it has been used in attacks on Israel [Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty] The war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, with both sides vowing to use maximum pressure on their enemy following days of violence triggered by Israel’s aerial offensive. Decades …

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Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have clearly devised a methodical, step-by-step campaign. Israeli forces initially focused on decapitating the …

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Iran Update Special Report, June 16, 2025, Evening Edition

Iran has maintained its negotiating position on its nuclear program during the Israeli campaign, meaning that Iran does not appear willing to negotiate an end to the Iran-Israel War yet. Western media reported on June 16 that Iran is seeking to “de-escalate tensions” and quoted Arab officials who said that …

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A bipartisan Iran strategy for the next US administration—and the next two decades

Key three The United States needs a bipartisan strategy toward Iran that can be maintained across several administrations, one that works patiently and resolutely to counter Iran’s efforts to dominate the Middle East, drive the United States out, destroy Israel, and threaten Arab allies. Pressure to keep Iran from getting …

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Iraqi militias largely rely on rhetoric in response to Israel-Iran conflict—for now

Iran-backed militias in Iraq have resorted mainly to words, not actions, to support Iran since direct conflict between Israel and Iran began on June 13. The statements issued by the groups have included anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiments typical of the militias, condemnations of Israel’s strikes, and vague threats aimed at …

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IRGC Commander Hossein Salami, Killed In Israel’s Strikes On Iran: ‘Our Enmity For America Is Essential And Rooted In Faith, And We Are Fighting The Global Arrogance’ – The U.S.; Today Iran ‘Stands… In The Heart Of A Great Jihad… Facing A Complex And Powerful Array Of Enemies Small And Large As Part Of A Global Satanic Coalition’

On June 11, 2025, two days before he was killed in Israel’s strikes on Iran, IRGC commander Hossein Salami said in a speech at the Center for Documentation, Research, and Dissemination of the Legacy of the Iran-Iraq War that the Iran-U.S. war did not end with the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, …

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