In seeking to grind down Turkiye in Syria while advancing its naval strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean, “the result is a ...
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The Middle East’s Top Challenges in 2026

The fall of Iran’s regional influence has opened up a new range of potential conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon that will ...
Defence minister says Somalia has 'confirmed information' that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.
What if one diplomatic move quietly rewired three regions at once? Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland isn’t just about ...
Analysts say an American incursion into Venezuela’s oil sector could have implications for Gulf economies and Tehran’s ...
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad wrote that despite bullets, tear gas and brutal repression, “people are still ...
As Turkish and Israeli planners increasingly frame their rivalry as an interconnected, multi-theatre contest, the margin for ...
This reality leads to a conclusion that is uncomfortable for many in Israel: the Middle East is no longer at the center of ...
Israel maintains that it has both a moral and strategic obligation to ensure the security of the Druze, especially following ...
What is already clear is that through the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians ... the Zionist narrative is ...
The following is a summary of U.S. operations in the Middle East and the U.S. Southern Command in 2025. As January crawled ...