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Middle East

Iran might have been hiding an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile testing site in plain view, until a group of California-based experts figured it

Khamenei sets terms for Tehran to remain in nuclear deal Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday set conditions for Europe

“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and it never appears in reality without it. The only question is,

Satellite imagery shows North Korea dismantling facilities at its nuclear test site, but experts say the images can’t reveal whether it is

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the years ahead, Israel could face the growing prospect of WMD terrorism – i.e., attacks involving chemical, biological, or

Israel says that it’s done with strikes on Iran — for now. France fears an escalation. Iran has its finger on the

The United States moves its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem next week in defiance of the Palestinians and most of the world,

His closest allies in the Middle East — in Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — had pushed President Trump

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, saying he will reinstate economic

President Donald Trump is expected to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear agreement on May 12. Tehran signed the

There have been coups and revolutions, external invasions and proxy conflicts, but the Middle East hasn’t seen a head-to-head war between major

It is not always easy to guess at President Trump’s decisions, but he currently seems to have two options in dealing with