6 things I wish I knew about the U.S. and Israeli positions on Iran
Daniel Byman
Foreign Policy / April 21, 2026
Key knowledge gaps make it hard to assess how the war will end.
As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran...
My life inside Israel’s panopticon
Falasteen Mansour
The New Arab / April 21, 2026
In the West Bank, Israeli surveillance & rising settler violence create constant fear for Palestinians, even within...
Buffer zone: how Israel is tightening its grip on South Lebanon
Ali Awadah
The New Arab / April 21, 2026
The razing of villages and creation of a buffer zone separated by a Yellow Line show the...
Battered but not broken: the status of Iran’s post-war ballistic missile arsenal
Paul Iddon
The New Arab / April 21, 2026
Did the US-Israeli war deal a death blow to Iran's missile program or merely inflict it with...
Trump: Israel never talked me into war with Iran
Reuters / April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel did not persuade him to attack Iran, after news reports that...
Israel’s war obsession and the urgency of Palestinian leverage
Ramzy Baroud
Middle East Monitor / April 20, 2026
It is tempting to argue that Israel’s new military doctrine is predicated on perpetual war—but the reality...
Senior UAE scholar says US bases are ‘a burden and not a strategic asset’
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / April 20, 2026
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says it's time to think about closing US bases as UAE 'no longer needs' Washington...
Why Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah
Abed Abou Shhadeh
Middle East Eye / April 20, 2026
After two and a half years of Netanyahu’s promises of total victory, the opposite reality has...
How to end the war in Iran
The Economist / April 20, 2026
America and Iran must resume their efforts to strike a deal, even though it is sure to be an...
The strategic aftershocks of Trump’s Iran war
Philip H. Gordon & Rebecca Lissner
Foreign Policy / April 20, 2026
The consequences will be felt long after the fighting ends.
Even with a fragile cease-fire mostly...
