Did Hamas win Israel-Islamic Jihad war in Gaza? Hamas, PIJ stir resistance in West Bank; Egypt steps up, again, as mediator. Week in Review | Israel | Aug 12, 2022 The Palestinian Hamas movement's leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory sign following a speech at a rally during his visit to the southern Lebanese city of Saida on June 26, 2022.
Iran | Aug 5, 2022 Iran’s long shadow from Vienna to Baghdad and beyond More may be riding on the JCPOA talks than just the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
North Africa | Jul 29, 2022 Far from the front, Tunisia suffers because of Ukraine war Grain shipment deal mediated by UN and Erdogan offers a ‘beacon of hope’ in a food crisis worsened by distant conflict.
Gulf | Jul 22, 2022 The important counternarrative on Biden’s Middle East trip Symbolism matters, but progress matters more — and there was progress.
Israel | Jul 15, 2022 Biden visit to Israel a ‘mixed bag’ because of differences on Iran Meeting between US and Palestinian presidents described as ‘warm’; UAE opts out of anti-Iran alliance; Biden agenda may include Saudi-American families banned from traveling.
Iran | Jul 8, 2022 Ahead of Biden Mideast trip, Iran nuclear deal looms large US president to blend diplomacy and deterrence in approach to Iran, region.
Turkey | Jul 1, 2022 Not so fast: Erdogan still holds cards on NATO bids by Sweden, Finland If conditions are not met, Turkey's president says it is "out of the question" that the Turkish parliament will take up Sweden and Finland's NATO membership issue; avoiding a further US-Turkish meltdown; is Syria invasion on hold?
Iran | Jun 24, 2022 Don’t write off the Iran nuclear deal just yet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi still wants and needs the JCPOA more than Biden.
U.S. | Jun 17, 2022 Biden approach to Saudi Arabia echoes Bush’s China policy after Tiananmen Square Also: Washington and Riyadh seek to break Sudan deadlock; Syrian factions unite against Turkey.
Turkey | Jun 10, 2022 Does Erdogan have a green light from Russia to move into Syria? The US and Iran oppose the planned Turkish operation, as Erdogan digs in further on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids, and warns Greece on the Aegean Islands.
Turkey | Jun 2, 2022 Erdogan: Sweden, Finland need to ‘act accordingly’ toward Kurdish groups for approval on NATO bids The Turkish president repeated these points while announcing another military operation into Syria.
Turkey | May 27, 2022 Biden didn’t go to Turkey, and things aren’t okay with Erdogan The Turkish president announces plans for another invasion of Syria, while digging in on rejecting admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO.
Turkey | May 20, 2022 Erdogan’s high price for Sweden, Finland joining NATO The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers.
Israel | May 13, 2022 Israel-Palestinian conflict back at center of Middle East agenda The confrontations at Jerusalem’s holy sites, recent terror attacks inside Israel, the killing of Al Jazeera Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a dire Palestnian economy and a more assertive Hamas have put the Palestinian question back at the core of the region’s many issues.
Iraq | May 6, 2022 Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq New Pentagon IG report says that the Turkey-PKK conflict and Iranian militias are contributing to instability in Iraq.
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Pro-government voices call for cancellation of Egyptian megaprojects Khalid Hassan | Egypt | May 23, 2022
Congress wants Pentagon to bolster Arab, Israeli air defenses against Iran Jared Szuba | Israel | Jun 9, 2022
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Russia allows Turkish drone strikes but no ground offensive against Syria's Kurds
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The Palestinian Hamas movement's leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory sign following a speech at a rally during his visit to the southern Lebanese city of Saida on June 26, 2022.
