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People look at a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour / REUTERS

Israel strikes Iran

The attack comes after a frenzy of speculation that Israel was planning to take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities

Foreign Policy 13, Jun 2025
Iranian motorists drive past a billboard depicting an Israeli soldier receiving military supplies from the United States at Tehran's central Valiasr square on November 6, 2024. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Preventing the next Middle East disaster

Trump should continue turning the page toward a new Middle East and manage escalation with Iran carefully

Adham Z. Sahloul 12, Jun 2025
US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump’s choice on Iran

Will he be the president to finally break America's addiction to Middle East interventions?

Emma Ashford 11, Jun 2025
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) watching as US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace

Trump's lifting of Syria sanctions solidifies Iran's regional defeat

It could very well boost Israel's security as well as that of everyone else in the region

James Jeffrey 14, May 2025
Al Majalla

Trump's 'big' agenda in Saudi Arabia

A high-powered delegation will accompany him on his first official foreign trip of his second term as US president, reflecting a diverse agenda, spanning trade, defence and geopolitics

Maher Chmaytelli 11, May 2025
Ewan White

Why Libya isn't the right model for Iran’s nuclear climbdown

Israel wants the total dismantlement and scrapping of all Iranian nuclear facilities, just like in Libya two decades ago. That is unrealistic for several reasons.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 08, May 2025
Brian Stauffer

Trump and Iran: deal or strike?

Al Majalla outlines the possible ramifications of either outcome for Iran and the broader region

Al Majalla - London 05, May 2025
Brian Stauffer

What if the US-Iran talks fail?

Trump's approach to Iran is high risk, high reward

Arash Azizi 05, May 2025
A drone view shows charred vehicles standing in the aftermath of what Al Masirah TV said was a US strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Al Jazirah, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025. REUTERS

A ground offensive against the Houthis looks imminent

An informed Yemeni military source says a US-backed Yemeni government assault is likely to begin "between mid and late May" after US air strikes have crippled key Houthi military assets

Anwar Al-Ansi 19, Apr 2025
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R). EVELYN HOCKSTEIN and Amer HILABI / AFP

What if the US-Iran talks fail?

Trump's approach to Iran is high risk, high reward

Arash Azizi 19, Apr 2025
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

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It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

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How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

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