Ankara may seek to annul a maritime deal with Cyprus and expand its influence in the next parliament. Since the downfall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, the expansion of Türkiye’s influence has been repeatedly highlighted by U.S. and Israeli officials. President Donald Trump regularly points …

Beirut and Baghdad are both watching how the other seeks to give the state a monopoly of weapons. In the aftermath of the recent conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon’s ongoing push to impose a “state monopoly of arms” has ceased to be a purely Lebanese story. When, on the …

The United States and Iran are not on the brink of open war. There is no countdown, no formal ultimatum, no declared strike order — but Donald Trump’s latest warning has undeniably raised the temperature. The relationship is entering a phase where the margin for error is shrinking. Danger no …