Middle East

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...

Iraq is facing increased pressure from the US due to the actions of Iran-allied forces

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 29, 2026.

Strikes launched by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters in Iraq have put Iraq's government in a delicate position — and not for...

Trump chooses the exit, Netanyahu seeks a new phase of the war

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 28, 2026.

After thirteen consecutive nights of bombing, the US military did not carry out any new attacks on Iran over the weekend. Tehran has suspended strikes...

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