
Countdown to Iranian presidential election with Ali Hashem
In a dispatch from Tehran, Al-Monitor's contributor gives an outlook for the upcoming Iranian presidential election. Flights between Saudi Arabia and Syria resumed on Tuesday after more than a decade,...
28 Maj 20245min

China likely to stay course with Iran
With the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Beijing has lost a partner that helped seal the Saudi-Iran deal it brokered, but foresees little change with whoever takes the role next. The Israeli...
24 Maj 202411min

The Gaza showdown between Biden and Netanyahu
The Biden administration does not believe Israel is likely to achieve “total victory” in its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a large Jordanian aid c...
13 Maj 202411min

A glimpse into the Greece-Turkey relationship
The United Nations General Assembly voted to grant the Palestinians additional rights in the global institution, a US container ship loaded with aid headed to Gaza from Cyprus and Israel’s presence in...
10 Maj 20245min

No more weapons for Rafah invasion, Biden says
The State Department will soon report to Congress on whether Israel is using US-supplied weapons in compliance with international humanitarian law after missing a May 8 deadline, Iran warns it will ch...
9 Maj 20244min

Is this the Golden Age of Turkish Defense Deals?
After Steinmeier’s visit to Turkey, defense deals appear on the horizon as commercial aircraft deals pass. CIA chief William Burns met Wednesday in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dis...
8 Maj 202412min

The negotiating details holding up a cease-fire deal
Houthi rebels on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean, International Criminal Court prosecutors warned about "individuals who threaten to retaliate" ...
3 Maj 20249min

Turkey strikes LNG deal as Abu Dhabi’s Red Bird abandons British papers: This week in business
Doubts have grown over the fate of an Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal as the week nears a close, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announces $1 billion in aid to Lebanon and retail food chains Starbucks, McDo...
2 Maj 202413min



















