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The government in Tehran must surely find itself deeply embarrassed as it reads, along with the rest of us, that US President Donald Trump postponed a return to striking Iran in response to requests from several Gulf leaders. President Trump himself may find that he is in a predicament no less…

After three years of war, killing, displacement within Sudan, and exile beyond its borders, violence continues to rage across large parts of Darfur, the Kordofan region, and Blue Nile State. There is no near hope for the war to end. On the contrary, Sudan forced recruitment has become rampant, as…

The war and the ceasefire in South Lebanon are different. The former is less violent: less combat, less occupation of villages, less destruction of cities, fewer massacres, less displacement of children and women. The war is less deceitful and less vile than the ceasefire; it leaves fewer victims…

Iran has used Iraq to launch attacks on Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, and has also targeted the vicinity of Emirati nuclear facilities. Iraq, as an Iranian front, is a growing danger, transforming into an international issue and signaling a new regional situation that will require concerted…

The current state of affairs in Lebanon is sad and deeply alarming. A dense cloud obscures the reality of profound and sharp divisions amid a chasm that seems impossible to bridge. Two fundamental and irreconcilable views are pulling against one another with great intensity. As for the advocates of…

Why does Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China come a few days after the departure of Donald Trump? It is difficult to provide a fully satisfactory answer. Without getting into historical conspiracy theories, however, it would be reasonable to assume that the man in the Kremlin is…

Israel did not stop bombing Lebanese territory during the ongoing negotiations between delegations from the two countries in Washington under American sponsorship, not even temporarily. It has undermined the Lebanese government, which is trying, through every “safe” means, to confine weapons to the…

Major historical turning points constitute tremendous opportunities, despite how they may be misunderstood if we fail to read the broader context and the context behind the chaos of daily events. There is no doubt that this unprecedented crisis in the history of the Middle East, between the United…

Some reproach those who advocate for the “state” against Hezbollah and its weapons on the grounds that these advocates are not genuinely seeking a state and that what they actually want is the perpetuation of a corrupt status quo that makes building any real state impossible. Many on the receiving…

President Donald Trump’s 43-hour visit to Beijing was very different from his first visit in 2017. Then, some described the trip as an attempt to break the ice, a natural step at that stage that sought to improve their “personal acquaintance” and reinforce dialogue between the two superpowers. …

The American president is hinting that war will resume. This is “the calm before the storm,” he said amid the deadlock in the negotiations hosted and overseen by Pakistan. With the rising tone of defiance and Iran’s premature declaration of victory, and with the growing global damage caused by Iran…

After President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to his proposals for peace talks to end the war, with Tehran calling the American demands as “unreasonable” nearly two months after the outbreak of the conflict, it is no longer an exaggeration to say that Iran is defying the Americans and…