Middle East

What does Pete Hegseth's conservative evangelicalism have to do with the war in Iran?

US TA | AP Insight - March 20, 2026.

Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon. He hosts monthly Christian...

Is the US National Security Strategy dead?

US Carl Bildt - March 20, 2026.

Whatever one thinks of the US National Security Strategy published late last year, at least it clearly set out what President Donald Trump’s second administration...

Will the US deploy troops in Iran to seize uranium?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - March 19, 2026.

President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the war with Iran, one that could define his time in office: Will he...

Has Trump served himself a poisoned chalice with his war on Iran?

Middle East Harvey Morris - March 18, 2026.

On 20 July 1988, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told the nation he had drunk ‘the poisoned chalice’ by accepting a ceasefire in an...

Is Lebanon's invitation to Israel for direct talks too late?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - March 17, 2026.

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon's government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in...

Gulf states face tough choices

Middle East Don Aviv - Sam Worby - March 16, 2026.

The United States and Israel have launched a war that the Gulf states invested heavily in diplomacy to prevent. Now they find their civilian infrastructure...

Turkey believes Iran is open to back-channel diplomacy

Turkey TA | AP Insight - March 15, 2026.

Turkey’s powerful foreign minister said Saturday that there is no serious initiative to resume negotiations between the United States and Iran but that he believes...

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