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Speakers from Iran war energy event: Samuel Wendel, Dr. Carole Nakhle, and Noam Raydan

How the Iran war is reshaping energy markets

May 20, 2026

1:00:30

Joyce Karam, Randa Slim, Hamidreza Azizi, Hasan Alhasan

Iran War at One Month: Outlook and Implications

April 1, 2026

1:04

Joyce Karam, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Holly Dagres, and Ali Hashem

Are the US and Iran closer to war or a deal?

February 24, 2026

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Iraqi Christian man in dark blue sweater sitting in an office

After years abroad, Iraq’s Christians weigh returning home

February 10, 2026

3:39

Amberin Zaman, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Danny Makki, Joyce Karam in a virtual discussion on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Washington

Syria's Sharaa in Washington

November 6, 2025

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Al-Monitor chief correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews H.E. Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The Future of Energy and Power in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

May 23, 2025

1:38

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Plestia Alaqad on Gaza and South Lebanon

April 1, 2025

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Vision Golfe 2024 - Jack Dutton

Vision Golfe 2024 - Mastering Mega events in the GCC from a Sports Perspective

June 4, 2024

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Elizabeth Hagedorn panel

The Syria Strategy Project: Panel one

March 18, 2024

3:42:49

Jared Elizabeth Iran webinar

US confrontation with Iran’s proxies: Live Q&A with Jared Szuba and Elizabeth Hagedorn

February 2, 2024

38:25

David Satterfield webinar

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield (Part 2)

January 25, 2024

33:53

David Satterfield webinar

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield (Part 1)

November 21, 2023

30:11

Politics and Security

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A plume of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026.

伊朗为何将黎巴嫩视为其威慑依然有效的证据？

伊朗将以色列暂停对贝鲁特的袭击视为其影响力和筹码重新获得认可的证据，而这一事件也可能暴露出地区局势重新调整的不确定性。

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) chats with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as they arrive for a family photo after a working session of the European Council and regional partners as part of an informal meeting in Nicosia on April 24, 2026.

在沙拉领导下，埃及拒绝叙利亚大使入境，两国关系紧张。

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Dr. Stephen Miran, nominee for Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jeffrey Kessler, nominee for Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, William Pulte, nominee for Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Jonathan McKernan, nominee for Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection testify at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 27, 2025, at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington.

比尔·普尔特是谁？这位被任命为情报总监的特朗普忠实拥护者是谁？

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

An undated image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Roman Gofman

来认识一下罗曼·戈夫曼，这位局外人如今领导着以色列摩萨德。

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. In his first public hearing since the start of the war in Iran, Rubio is testifying on the State Department’s FY2027 budget request. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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卢比奥呼吁伊朗开放霍尔木兹海峡，因为协议前景不明朗

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Cenk Uygur, founder and CEO of TYT, attends The Young Turks (TYT) 20th Anniversary Celebration at YouTube Space LA, May 25, 2022, Los Angeles.

Culture

英国禁止美国政治评论员哈桑·皮克尔和岑克·乌伊圭入境：我们目前掌握的情况

这两位男士原定于 6 月 4 日在伦敦 SXSW 音乐节上发表演讲，其中 Piker 计划会见英国左翼议员，而 Cenk 则计划向牛津大学学生发表演讲。

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Qlaile as pictured from nearby Tyre in southern Lebanon on April 7, 2026. The Israeli military said on April 7 that it had completed the deployment of ground troops along a "defence line" in southern Lebanon, where it is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah. The military has not given any geographical details on the furthest point to which its soldiers have advanced into Lebanese territory. (Photo by Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images)

Culture

黎巴嫩“海上女王”提尔遭以色列轰炸，满目疮痍：你需要了解什么

A picture shows a section of the external wall and towers of the Saladin Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Syria's Latakia province on March 7, 2023.

Culture

叙利亚新增九项文化遗产列入名录，推进文化复兴

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Culture

黎巴嫩一名活动人士因发布虐狗视频而被拘留，引发众怒。

Vehicles move past a giant mural on the side of a building showing an image of the late Lebanese actress and singer Sabah (1927-2014) along Beirut's Hamra street on June 20, 2024.

Culture

尽管战火纷飞，黎巴嫩仍重新开放电影档案馆，庆祝电影史。

Technology

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People sit in a cafe outside the Apple Store in Dubai on May 8, 2025.

伊朗将美国科技和金融公司列入新的中东威胁名单

Traffic rolls along a main throughfare under a banner with images of past and present leaders that reads in Farsi, "Domino fall", as daily life returns to the streets following nationwide protests, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 19, 2026. Demonstrations sparked in late December by anger over economic hardship exploded into protests widely seen as the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years. Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said January

Analysis

伊朗史上持续时间最长的网络中断导致99%的用户断网：你需要了解什么

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Attendees take a picture of French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe as he delivers a speech during a visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on February 10, 2018, on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital, to launch the French-Emirati "Year of Cultural Dialogue". (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

我们了解到，阿联酋封禁了被指控散布虚假信息的X个账户。

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

A man and woman walk along a promenade overlooking the Burj al-Arab and Dubai skyline on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Interview

在全球科技竞争加剧的背景下，人工智能和网络安全是中东地区的优先事项：Tech Mahindra

United Arab Emirates

Detailed image of Middle Eastern developer in front of desktop pc monitoring a complex network, ensuring data security and efficient computing using cloud, AI and machine learning.

中东人工智能初创企业在2025年将获得创纪录的8.58亿美元融资，份额翻番。

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Economy & Business

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Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025.

霍尔木兹危机持续发酵，阿联酋着眼于建设首条多燃料管道

国有企业阿布扎比国家石油公司正在考虑修建一条绕过霍尔木兹海峡的成品油管道。

United Arab Emirates

People stand in front of the Arrow 3 shield system during an event of the German Air Force to declare the Initial Operating Capability for the Arrow Weapon System for Germany at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany, on Dec. 3, 2025.

以色列武器出口创下历史新高，凸显全球对防空武器的需求激增

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

伊拉克逮捕石油部副部长，加强反腐力度

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

The symbols of bitcoin and the stablecoin Tether (USDT) are displayed at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025.

Interview

沙特阿拉伯在推动数字金融发展之际，考虑发行国家支持的稳定币。

An oil refinery in the northern Libyan town of Ras Lanuf, June 3, 2020.

Analysis

伊朗石油危机冲击利比亚经济，但旧有的矛盾冲突令国家复苏之路更加复杂

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech