Analysis
Since 2012, the Week in Review keeps you ahead of the curve with in-depth analysis of the trends in the region, based on AL-MONITOR’s world class reporting.
With US elections over, new run at Iran nuclear deal is possible
By backing the Israel-Lebanon border agreement, Iran shows it is ready to move with the right guarantees.
Netanyahu unlikely to upset US ties over Iran, Lebanon
Lion's Den fighters shift attacks from Nablus to Hebron; Palestinian startups get warm welcome in Dubai.
Are Iran’s protests different this time?
Protesters hope to bring change, maybe even to the regime, but it's not yet visible.
‘Lion's Den’ sharpens West Bank conflict as Israeli elections loom
Israel’s ultra-right could boost Netanyahu; Iran returns as election issue, via Ukraine.
Iran nuclear talks on hold for now as US, EU focus on protests
MENA region is expected to suffer more than most from the global slowdown partly caused by the Ukraine war.
US should balance response to OPEC+ oil cuts with other needs
Yet again, Iran lurks in background.
Will Iran's shift on IAEA help break deadlock in nuclear talks?
Iranian protesters shift tactics in response to government crackdown.
Syria still risks economic collapse, says UN envoy
Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, says that the country faces a ‘crisis of epic proportions for the Syrian people.’
Exclusive: Iran ‘must cooperate’ on nuclear probe, French envoy says
French Ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne tells Al-Monitor that France has spared no effort to reach an agreement in the nuclear talks.
Israel capitalizes on deadlock in Iran nuclear talks
Hezbollah and the Lebanon-Israel gas talks; US-Israel friction over report on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh; Al-Monitor Pro webinar to feature UAE Minister of the Future Al-Roumi
Zaidi’s test in Tehran
Less than 24 hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi returned from Tehran on Thursday, Iraqi Kurdistan again came under attack.
Five explosive drones were intercepted over Erbil by US-led coalition air defenses, triggering explosions and smoke near the airport that hosts coalition forces and sits adjacent to the US consulate. While Iraq’s Kurdistan region is no stranger to attacks by Iran and its proxies, the timing was hard to ignore. For Tehran, despite the arrival of a new Iraqi prime minister promising a different path, it appears to be business as usual.
US banking on Iraqi turnaround with nomination of Zaidi as new PM
Trump signals hope for a "tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraq ties with the nomination of Ali Al-Zaidi as prime minister.
Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship
At an event hosted by Al-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country.
Netanyahu, regional leaders hedge on possible Trump win in November
The Israeli prime minister is under pressure to deliver on a cease-fire during his Washington visit next week; Biden can’t heal Democrat divisions over Israel and the Gaza war.
