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Opposing the Iranian regime and welcoming the bombs aren't the same thing

Trump's appeal to Iranians to seize their freedom once American and Israeli strikes are finished fundamentally misreads a people whose history has taught them key lessons

Ahmed Maher 28 February 2026
Sara Padovan

Operation Epic Fury: the point of no return

The US and Israel carried out strikes across Iran, and Tehran has retaliated by striking US/Israeli assets across the region. Could this turn into the regional war analysts have been warning about?

Michael Horowitz 28 February 2026
A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on 28 February 2026 as US and Israeli attacks on the country commence. ATTA KENARE / AFP

US-Israel attack Iran but end goal remains unclear

Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.

Futoshi Matsumoto 28 February 2026

Huckabee's 'they could take it all' comment enrages Arabs

Fares Garabet 25 February 2026
Al Majalla

Unpacking Netanyahu’s rush to Washington

His meeting with Trump on 11 February, moved up a full week from its original date and just after talks began between Iran and the US, isn't a routine consultation between allies—it's an intervention

Michael Horowitz 11 February 2026
Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP

The Rafah crossing is open, but so is the battle for Gaza

Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give them the option to return to their homeland

Amr Emam 04 February 2026
Al Majalla

Is Lebanon importing Israeli gas?

Lebanon's search for gas to supply its power plants via Egypt raises the awkward possibility that it could come from Israeli fields, essentially breaking a longstanding taboo

Thuraya Shahin 02 February 2026
Al Majalla

Unifying Syria without reigniting war

Following the signing of a comprehensive integration agreement, stabilising the region hinges on whether the country can be unified without repression

James Jeffrey 31 January 2026
Al Majalla

'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

Former Médecins Sans Frontières president Rony Brauman explains to Al Majalla how Israel's war on Gaza has produced unprecedented suffering and exposed the collapse of international law

Elie Kossaifi 26 January 2026
A general view of a concrete block marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on 4 November 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP / Al Majalla

Is Israel annexing more than half of Gaza?

The ambiguous meaning of Israel's new yellow line

Giovanni Legorano 22 January 2026
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Politics

US-Israel attack Iran but end goal remains unclear

27 February 2026

Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.

Futoshi Matsumoto
Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

Al Majalla - London

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