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.
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
Islamic Jihad looks to Hezbollah after disastrous Gaza war
Also: three dates to watch for in Iran nuclear talks.
Turkey’s economic crisis coincides with new diplomatic initiatives
Finding solutions: Turkey and the UN are pursuing diplomacy to end Ukraine war while Ankara is considering rapprochement with Syria and mending ties with Israel.
Did Hamas win Israel-Islamic Jihad war in Gaza?
Hamas, PIJ stir resistance in West Bank; Egypt steps up, again, as mediator.
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.
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.
The important counternarrative on Biden’s Middle East trip
Symbolism matters, but progress matters more — and there was progress.
Iran, misreading Trump’s resolve, escalates conflict in Yemen ahead of US midterms
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Trump links Iran to the war on terror, vowing it will “never, ever have a nuclear weapon.”
Barzani calls for enhanced air defense for Kurdistan Region to counter drone attacks
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani backs US-led regional economic integration efforts and lauds US partnership in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor.
Trump’s strategy on Iran may be paying off
Through far-sighted diplomacy and a durable new regional architecture, Trump has cornered Iran between alignment and atrophy.
Iran-linked militias seek to draw Iraq into regional war
“Iran’s logic is the logic of war,” a Gulf regional official tells Al-Monitor.
