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What are Iran's options to retaliate for Israel's strike?
All but a few of Tehran's choices will lead to more dangerous escalation
Why Iran-backed leaders in Iraq will be quietly welcoming Al Sudani's US visit
The are several reasons, chief among which is the Biden administration's willingness to engage with Tehran
Is getting Netanyahu and Sinwar to agree to a deal a bridge too far?
As long as negotiators are unable to influence both hardliners, ordinary Gazans and Hamas-held hostages will continue to suffer
The fates of Biden and Netanyahu are intertwined
The US President needs to replace soft diplomacy with assertiveness. Gaza's future, and that of his own, depend on it
If the whole world could vote, who would win: Biden or Trump?
It's a tough choice between the duplicitous incumbent and his disruptive predecessor
The Gaza and Lebanon goalposts have been shifted
Accords involving Israel on both fronts are meant to bring short-term stability, not long-term political solutions
The Biden-Putin war of words has worrying repercussions
The verbal spat reflects not just how bad US-Russia relations are but also the danger of further deterioration
The more timid Biden is with Netanyahu, the further away a two-state solution gets
Washington is discussing grand plans for a regional peace, but it will take a lot more courage to make that happen
Is Biden getting tough with both Israel and Iran?
The US President may be tightening the screws on Netanyahu and the Tehran-backed proxies, but to what end?
The Israel-Gaza war is quickly becoming a US electoral issue
A ceasefire in the Palestinian territory has become central to the makings of a regional settlement
Can Trump corner Biden over his Iran policy?
Engagement with Tehran has helped to contain the Gaza war, but the jury is out on whether this is sustainable
The struggle to find the middle ground in the Middle East
Internal political divisions in countries such as Israel and Iran are pushing the region to the brink
US diplomacy has switched gears in the Middle East
Negotiations on various fronts are evolving, with the Lebanon-Israel talks the most promising of them all
Will ISIS succeed in further destabilising the Middle East?
Even as the terror group tries to thwart any US-Iran detente, the Biden administration has made progress on some fronts
Gaza, Ukraine and AI have left us feeling blue, but we must live in hope
The threats of a global conflict and nuclear war remain, yet the new year brings with it new possibilities
