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Ali Larijani, who was recently appointed to head Iran’s top security body, has embarked on visits to Iraq and Lebanon as ...

DUBAI/MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal ...

Quietly and rapidly, Egypt and Iran are forging an alliance with the potential to redefine the Middle East’s geopolitical map. The surprise friendship is placing the two powerhouses in a position to ...

Leadership of the U.S. military in the Middle East has shifted to Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, who takes over command from an Army ...

HASAN T. ALHASAN is Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. EMILE HOKAYEM ...

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest ...

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024 ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

AMOS YADLIN is Founder and President of MIND Israel. He is a retired Major General in the Israeli Air Force and served as the chief of Israel’s Defense Intelligence from 2006 to 2010.

Nevertheless, with Iran defanged, and the benefits of ties with Israel and the U.S. looking increasingly attractive to moderate Arab countries, peace and prosperity in the Middle East appears close… ...