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Iran can’t win in response to Israeli killing of IRGC leaders

Iran constrained by retaliation options So much for the element of surprise. The entire region, and most of the world, is on high alert for an...

12.04.2024 8

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Despite rift over Gaza, Biden and Netanyahu find common ground on Iran

US President Joe Biden said last month he would soon have a "come to Jesus" moment with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in...

06.04.2024 7

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Biden-Netanyahu spat more play to electorates than showdown over Gaza

Biden-Netanyahu quarrel reaches new heights Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's quarrel with US President Joe Biden has reached “a...

28.03.2024 2

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Van Hollen: Israeli restrictions on Gaza aid ‘not currently in compliance’ with US policy

WASHINGTON — US Sen. Chris Van Hollen said on Friday that he believes Israel's restrictions on humanitarian aid into Gaza are not in compliance with...

23.03.2024 5

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Netanyahu holds firm, for now, against Biden pressure

Biden banks on special connection with Israelis The Biden administration’s pressure campaign against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

16.03.2024 4

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Biden administration backs ‘resilient’ Iraqi Kurdistan Region

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, following a meeting Monday with Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, said...

01.03.2024 9

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As Hamas loosens its terms, can Biden pull Netanyahu toward deal?

Biden works the angles on Netanyahu The Biden administration wants a temporary cease-fire by March 10, the start of Ramadan, despite Israeli Prime...

23.02.2024 6

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Biden inches Netanyahu toward pause in Israel-Hamas war

The take: US diplomacy with Netanyahu measured in inches, not miles Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding out on a temporary...

17.02.2024 5

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Blinken’s cease-fire shuttle diplomacy crashes in Israel

The Take: Netanyahu’s deathblow (for now) to US cease-fire diplomacy   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the region last week, which...

10.02.2024 6

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Biden should respond to Iran with more than military strikes

Andrew’s take: After strike, US should reset terms for dialogue with Iran The imminent US military response to the Jan. 28 drone attack in Jordan...

02.02.2024 3

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Iran says it won’t interfere in Lebanon-Israel border talks

Iranian foreign minister calls cease-fire 'domestic thing for Lebanese' If the Biden administration were able to broker a deal on the Israel-Lebanon...

26.01.2024 3

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From Davos, all roads lead to the Middle East

DAVOS, Switzerland — The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting’s theme this year was "rebuilding trust," but it could have been about how the Middle...

21.01.2024 10

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Middle East hopes to weather storm before the calm

Is price of normalization too high for Netanyahu? US Secretary Antony Blinken, after a seven-day/10-stop diplomatic blitz through the region, said...

13.01.2024 6

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Israel-Hamas war gets personal for Iran

Iran must be thinking twice about its next moves The Israel-Hamas war is getting more dangerous for Iran.  Let’s start with the fact that Iran...

06.01.2024 10

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US, Arab partners raise the stakes for Israel in post-war Gaza

Palestinian Authority gets another lifeline   There is a back-to-the-future feel about discussions of the "day after" the Israel-Hamas war.  If...

23.12.2023 5

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Does Hamas have a future after Gaza war?

Qatari official says, 'Nobody else was going to do this' Four days in Qatar’s capital, attending the Doha Forum and meeting with Qatari and other...

14.12.2023 3

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US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties

WASHINGTON — The United States should hold Israel accountable to a war plan in Gaza that limits civilian casualties and is consistent with American...

02.12.2023 3

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Not your parents’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict   

US holds firm against calls for ceasefire   Unlike the revolution in Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 satirical song and poem, the Israeli siege of Gaza is...

11.11.2023 10

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Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war

Nasrallah’s calculated ambiguity includes message for Lebanon   Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s first speech on the Israel-Hamas...

04.11.2023 10

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Gaza needs integration, not isolation, after Israel-Hamas war

Biden: No return to status quo Last week, Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel plans to sever all ties with Gaza after the war....

28.10.2023 6

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On Israel-Hamas war, Biden puts Iran on notice as it bides its time

Iran will be held “accountable”, Biden warns US President Joe Biden, in his speech to the nation Thursday, said Hamas and Russia are linked...

21.10.2023 5

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'We are living a real doomsday': Gaza residents with nowhere to hide from Israel’s looming incursion

As we go to press, Israel is on the verge of launching a massive ground operation in Gaza “to destroy Hamas,” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

14.10.2023 2

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Israel-Saudi normalization falls casualty of Hamas attack

This column was supposed to be about the momentum, and promise, of the US-brokered Saudi-Israel peace initiative, including how the Kingdom went big...

08.10.2023 10

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Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization 

Last week Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, known as MBS, told Fox News that “every day we get closer" to...

30.09.2023 4

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Jordan's King Abdullah: You can’t parachute over Palestine to make peace with Israel

King Abdullah: ‘New horizon’ depends on resolution of Palestinian issue   King Abdullah II of Jordan, speaking at the first Al-Monitor-Semafor...

23.09.2023 7

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Are we seeing the start of Turkey’s economic turnaround?

World Bank praises Turkey for ‘steps in right direction’   A World Bank official this week praised Turkey’s recent economic policies as...

09.09.2023 2

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