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Matt Murphy

Iran’s strategic depth in Latin America: benefits and limits

Iran's deep ties with key countries are enough to set off US anxiety and influence strategic calculations, but not enough to constitute a decisive second front in times of war

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 20 April 2026
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivers a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of the capital Beirut, on 17 April 2026. Lebanese Presidency / AFP

After the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire

Beirut now must demonstrate its commitment toward ultimately disarming Hezbollah—not for Israel's sake, but for Lebanon's

Bilal Saab 17 April 2026
A woman mourns in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, on 29 March 2026, before the funeral of Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike. REUTERS / Manu Brabo

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

Elie Kossaifi 29 March 2026
Aliaa Abou Khaddour

The end of Hezbollah?

Al Majalla unpacks the scenarios facing the group from all angles: international, regional and domestic.

Al Majalla - London 26 March 2026
Aliaa Abou Khaddour

Hezbollah's fate likely linked to US-Iran war outcome

Amid mounting international, regional and domestic pressure, the group's fate hangs in the balance. A defeat of the Islamic Republic, therefore, could spell the end of Hezbollah.

Lina Khatib 26 March 2026
Lina Jaradat

Lebanon’s stability requires steadier US engagement

Military intervention alone solves nothing, especially in Lebanon's case. US diplomatic leadership here could make all the difference.

Brian Katulis 24 March 2026
Nesma Moharam

Why proposed Israel-Lebanon talks are so important

Even as the bombs fly between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, there is suddenly an opportunity to sort out some longstanding problems. If Syria can help, all the better.

Michael Harari 17 March 2026

Hezbollah drags Lebanon into war once more

Fares Garabet 04 March 2026
Plumes of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on 3 March 2026. IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP

Lebanon front opens up amid US-Iran war

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia appear to be a calculated step by Tehran to widen the arena of conflict in a bid to raise the costs for its adversaries

Elie Kossaifi and Fayza Diab 03 March 2026

Israel exaggerates Hezbollah's strength

Fares Garabet 25 December 2025
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Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions

29 July 2026

Washington - or a turn elsewhere?

Al Majalla - London
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Politics

Why Israel may want to start ‘fighting smart’ in Lebanon

02 August 2026

An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?

Frederic C. Hof
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
Business & Economy

Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

03 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad
Mustafa Ali Abu Bakr, 76, stands in front of his family’s graves after they were broken by Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 31 July 2026. Reuters
Politics

Settler attacks increase ahead of Israel election

03 August 2026

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Sherine Younes
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP
Politics

Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

03 August 2026

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan

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