Since Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel, indirect negotiations that had been taking place between the US and Iran to exchange detainees and release…

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In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon for a second time after the attempted assassination of its ambassador in London. Following a three-pronged…

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