Al-Monitor: First stop for understanding the Middle East in 2024 …with more to come for 2025. By Andrew Parasiliti In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security
Biden in 2024: Elusive Gaza deal, Syria turmoil and stalled Saudi-Israel talks The Biden administration's foreign policy agenda for 2024 was consumed by Gaza and staving off a wider Middle East war. United States
Analysis Two months on, Iran’s ‘inevitable’ retaliation against Israel stalls, fueling frustration The Islamic Republic is facing questions about its regional strength, and ferocious criticism from its loyalists, as it rethinks a promised response to Israel's October missile attack amid massive defense setbacks and fears of a yet more devastating cycle of escalation. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
