Officials are not yet willing to talk about a series of explosions and fires at power plants across the country “because they’re still looking for the culprit(s) and figuring out how to respond,” said Farzin Nadimi, an associate fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Iraq is ripe for a nationalist, public-service driven politics where good governance is more important than identity. If Iraqi leaders, with US support, can move the country in a new direction, Iran’s ability to take advantage of Iraqi state weakness to threaten Israel will be drastically curtailed.
It was almost as if Emmanuel Macron forgot that Lebanon is no longer a French protectorate. Visiting explosion-ravaged Beirut this...
As Joe Biden and Donald Trump enter the final months of the campaign, one things is clear: Biden is no Hillary Clinton. If Trump wants to win, he has to offer voters an optimistic vision and hope. Biden needs to show he actually takes the race seriously and is willing to fight for every vote.
Tuesday's explosion, which occurred at a historic low point for Lebanon, with the country in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, could upend everything for Hezbollah.
Israel will not hesitate to exact a heavy price from its foes to ensure calm on its northern frontier. Hezbollah's failed terrorist attack proved the limitations of Iranian operations in Syria, but Lebanon is a different story.
Many of the terrorist organization's most elite and experienced fighters are currently helping the Assad regime in northern Syria, hundreds of kilometers from the border with Israel.
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The Trump administration has realized that in order to wound Hezbollah on a profound level the organization must be disjoined from the Lebanese economy, with an emphasis on the country's banking system.
An unscripted outburst on live television underscored the precarious situation facing Israel's prime minister. Can he stay in power?