Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

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How ISIS Is Transforming

[caption id="attachment_55254594" align="aligncenter" width="4116"] A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an ISIS flag as he stands on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March…

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Merkel's Next Steps

[caption id="attachment_55254596" align="aligncenter" width="5472"] German Chancellor and Chrstian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel signs autographs for visitors during a brief visit by Merkel to a local…

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Mr. Trump’s Afghan Plan

[caption id="attachment_55254437" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A U.S. Marine from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. takes up a fighting position after off…

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Europe's "Migrant Hunters"

[caption id="attachment_55254452" align="aligncenter" width="900"] African migrants travel in the back of a truck across the Sahara Desert. (Photo by Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images)[/caption] by…

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The Hollowing Out of the Special Relationship

[caption id="attachment_55254456" align="aligncenter" width="900"] U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and British Prime Minister Theresa May ,participate in a joint press conference at the East Room of…

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What Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga Believe

[caption id="attachment_55254420" align="aligncenter" width="900"] An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter, next to a Kurdish flag, holds a position in Sheikh Ali village near the town of Bashiqa, some…

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Why the U.S. Needs Its Envoys

[caption id="attachment_55254416" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A picture taken on November 17, 2016 shows the national flags of the members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states…

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