Middle East

Post-war Iran will only maintain peace if it benefits ordinary Iranians

Middle East Djavad Salehi-Isfahani - August 5, 2026.

The US-Israeli war against Iran has been marked by miscalculations, starting with the erroneous belief that decapitating the Islamic Republic’s leadership would trigger the regime’s...

Israel has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 3, 2026.

Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight...

Open rivalry within Iran’s leadership points to a struggle for control over the postwar future

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 2, 2026.

With escalating attacks against U.S. bases and its allies over the past week, Iran's leaders are showing considerable unity over their war strategy: hanging tough,...

Beyond the ceasefire: to what extent did US stocks of critical munitions play a role?

Middle East Adrien Fontanellaz - August 1, 2026.

The resumption of open hostilities between Washington and Tehran stemmed from fundamentally divergent interpretations of a key clause in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on...

Will Hamas really disarm and under what circumstances?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 31, 2026.

Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end...

Baghdad between alliance and sovereignty

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 31, 2026.

On 14 July, Ali al-Zaidi stood next to Donald Trump in the White House and described the United States as Iraq’s most important strategic partner. He...

The US and Iran risk a long-term attritional impasse

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - July 30, 2026.

The US and Israel’s spectacular series of miscalculations in their confrontation with Iran has created a situation in which there is no clear route to...

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