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What we do and don’t know about the US-Iran peace deal

The Israeli government is not a party to the new peace agreement, and top officials have already spoken out against it

John Haltiwanger 15 June 2026
Al Majalla

Can Iraq's new PM solve the country's electricity crisis?

Solving the country's acute power shortage is a priority for Zaidi, who is looking to strike much-needed investment deals with US companies, whilst also keeping Iran onside

Sharif Mohammad 12 June 2026
Al Majalla

Netanyahu is frustrating Trump’s Iran plans

He has defied America twice in recent days

The Economist 10 June 2026
Al Majalla

Trump started a war he can’t control

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger 09 June 2026
An Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jew reacts near a part of a missile protruding from the ground, following strikes from Iran, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 8 June 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

How Israel and Iran came back to the brink

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran ended in a fragile ceasefire in early April, but it did not resolve any of the underlying disputes

Michael Horowitz 08 June 2026
Albane Simon

The victory that wasn't: Netanyahu and the Iran war

With Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas still standing, it appears that Netanyahu oversold the possibility of total victory. His damaged credibility leaves him with far less wiggle room in his next move.

Michael Horowitz 07 June 2026
Donald Trump seems to be ignoring the state’s accumulated historical, political, legal, and customary traditions, including when it comes to assassinations. Mark Smith

From Khamenei to Maduro: no more red lines for Trump’s America

For decades, the United States adhered to international norms governing arrests and assassinations of political leaders beyond its borders. That script has now been ripped up.

Aqeel Abbas 29 May 2026
US President Donald Trump with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on 10 November 2025. SANA / AFP

Why Syria-US ties cannot rely on leaders’ personal chemistry

Donald Trump and Ahmed al-Sharaa have formed a good relationship which has helped Syria immensely, but Trump's term ends in 2028, so institutional relations are now a priority.

Haid Haid 28 May 2026
US President Donald Trump's performative diplomacy has not yet achieved an agreement with Iran. Al Majalla

Trump’s sound-and-fury diplomacy produces unclear outcomes

Sabre-rattling social media statements are par for the course with the US president, whose performative declarations keep everyone guessing, but do they produce lasting results?

Brian Katulis 27 May 2026
People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP

Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh 24 May 2026
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Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud, Pakistan's army chief General Syed Asim Munir, and Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran on 26 October 2026. IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP
Politics

Pakistan’s balancing act in a fragmenting world

07, Nov 2026

Staying friends with the Turks, Chinese, Russians, Americans, Europeans, Iranians and Saudis simultaneously is a big ask for Islamabad's diplomats, but somehow they are managing it

Kaswar Klasra
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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