Middle East

Implementation of the US-Iran peace deal fraught with many risks

Middle East Mohamed A. El-Erian - June 17, 2026.

Sunday’s announcement of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is an important step forward. After months of open hostilities that have exacted...

Will the Iran peace deal put the US and Israel on a collision course?

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - June 16, 2026.

The ceasefire that was reportedly just agreed between the United States and Iran reflects US President Donald Trump’s desperation to escape the quagmire that he...

What will the post-war Middle East look like?

Middle East Don Aviv - June 15, 2026.

In recent weeks, the world’s attention has centered on how the Iran war will end, whether the United States and the Islamic Republic can reach...

Why Saudi Arabia is building an Aerospace Force

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - June 14, 2026.

When Royal Saudi Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Prince Turki bin Bandar announced that the establishment of the Royal Saudi Air and Space Force (RSASF)...

Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens

Middle East TA | AP Insight - June 12, 2026.

Iran 's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing — and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting. The crucial strait at...

UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation

Middle East TA | AP Insight - June 10, 2026.

The U.N. atomic watchdog's board on Wednesday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency, provide complete information about its stockpile of near weapons-grade nuclear...

Is the Lebanon-Israel agreement the last chance for a lasting and comprehensive peace deal?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - June 4, 2026.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, with an aim to continue talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal. The U.S.-brokered...

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