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Middle East

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday revealed a cache of files he claims were obtained from Iran and prove Tehran ran

Falling towers Jerusalem Athens Alexandria Vienna London Unreal T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land In world politics, some perils are deservedly worrisome

Iran’s president lashed out at the United States on Monday and threatened to immediately reboot nuclear efforts if Washington walks away from

Moscow met the limited American-led airstrikes against Syria before dawn on Saturday with plenty of bluster and heated rhetoric, starting with an

On April 13, 2018, the United States attacked Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons. This attack came as a surprise