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USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Strait of Hormuz at sunset, 29 October 2011, U.S. Navy public-domain photo, edited for Washington Eye cover
Middle East

A Good Deal, Not a Perfect One: Why Qatar’s Mediation Between Washington and Tehran Stalled

Conflict Middle East

Can Saudi Arabia Stop the Next Houthi Missile Attack? 

Conflict Crisis

Conflict Lessons: What Gaza Reveals About Occupation, Civilian Protection, and International Accountability

Conflict Featured

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens as US Rejects Iran’s Reopening Plan

Conflict Economy

Yemen’s Renewed Conflict Puts a Vital Maritime Corridor at Risk

Economy Energy

Bessent Says Strait of Hormuz Could Become “Worthless” as U.S. Presses Iran Economically

Business Conflict

Iraq Tests the Reach of U.S. Pressure on Iran’s Trading Partners

International Law Justice

Syria’s Assad Verdict Tests the Reach of Transitional Justice

Conflict Middle East

U.S.-Saudi Strikes in Iraq Raise the Stakes for Militia Politics

Middle East Politics

Guterres’s Damascus Visit Signals A New Phase for Syria’s Transition

Business Economy

Pipelines Beyond Hormuz: How New US-Iraq Deals Could Reorder Regional Energy Politics

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