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Iran Approves Six Candidates to Run for President. All but One Are Conservatives.
The Wall Street Journal· 21 hours agoMIDDLE EAST NEWS Iranian authorities approved a list of six candidates—almost all conservatives—to...
U.S. to Offer Landmark Defense Treaty to Saudi Arabia in Effort to Spur Israel Normalization Deal
The Wall Street Journal· 23 hours agoMIDDLE EAST NEWS The Biden administration is close to finalizing a treaty with Saudi Arabia that...
Governments, Businesses Tighten Cybersecurity Around Hajj Season
Dark Reading· 8 hours agoThe final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhu al-Hijjah, began on June 7, marking the countdown for...
Middle East and North Africa
Foreign Relations· 15 hours agoCFR experts discuss Iran’s attack on Israel and the escalation of the conflict. Steven Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle east and African ...
Olympics opening ceremony on Seine in doubt
Newsweek· 3 days agoEmmanuel Macron have said the biggest sporting event in the world will run smoothly, but concerns remain as France's security alert stays at its highest...
Gunman Attacks U.S. Embassy in Lebanon
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoMohanad Hage Ali, deputy director for research at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, said there has been some concern...
Blinken, on peace mission, blames Hamas for delay in Gaza truce
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas on Monday for holding up a ceasefire in Gaza,...
Hostage rescue operation and Israeli political turmoil sharpen Biden’s damaging dilemma
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThousands of people showed up this weekend in marches in multiple cities calling for the release of...
Iran approves list of mostly hardline candidates for presidential election to replace Raisi
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Iranian election committee has approved a slate of mostly hardline candidates to run in the...
Legacy of America’s past battles looms over Israel-Gaza crisis
Washington Post· 2 days agoWhen Charles Q. Brown Jr. took command of U.S. air forces in theMiddle East, the campaign against...