Middle East

What do governments get for a 1 billion ticket to Gaza's Board of Peace?

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

The European Union's executive arm, Russia, Belarus and Thailand on Monday were the latest to be asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's new Board...

How did Saudi Arabia cause the turnaround in Yemen?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - January 15, 2026.

For much of the past decade, Yemen was treated as a cautionary tale—evidence, so the argument went, that airpower could not impose order on a...

Hamas will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 11, 2026.

Hamas said it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered...

How deep are the economic roots of the protests in Iran?

Middle East Djavad Salehi-Isfahani - January 10, 2026.

The protests that erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread across Iran were triggered by a specific grievance: the collapse of the country’s...

How much real support does Reza Pahlavi have in his homeland?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 9, 2026.

He has been in exile for nearly 50 years. His father — Iran’s shah — was so widely hated that millions took to the streets...

Iran’s leaders left wondering if they are next after Venezuela

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 9, 2026.

Are Iran’s theocratic leaders in Washington’s crosshairs after the US abducted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro?  The US has threatened a number of other countries in recent...

Tehran powerless to rein in the economic crisis that sparked the protests

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 6, 2026.

Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing...

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