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Gaza war – Hamas reveals new capability as it reduces Israel’s military edge

Political and military figures concede an effective victory for Hamas in latest round of fighting By Shir Hever As an uneasy ceasefire hangs over Gaza and Israel, differing accounts have…

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It’s time to end the ‘special relationship’ with Israel

The benefits of US support no longer outweigh the costs By Stephen M. Walt The latest round of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians ended in the usual way: with a…

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Violence shakes Trump’s boast of “New Middle East”

Trump officials said the Abraham Accords between Israel and four Arab states would transform the region, but new Israeli-Palestinian clashes lay bare the limits of that change By Michael Crowley…

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Secret India – Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement,…

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Iran – Taliban growing ties: What’s different this time?

Iran would be an essential player in such a project and it would be a political and security win for Tehran if it successfully mediates between the Taliban and the…

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Saudi Crown Prince is held responsible for Khashoggi killing in US report

But the Biden administration stopped short of directly penalizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calculating that the risk of damaging American interests was too great By Julian E. Barnes and…

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British MPs urge UK to impose sanctions on Riyadh for detaining royals

Cross-party probe concludes that Mohammed bin Nayef and Prince Ahmed are being mistreated in detention British MPs have called on their government and other countries to impose "Magnitsky-style" sanctions on…

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Iran tells MBZ it will hit UAE in response to a US attack

Threat given to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed directly hours before Emirati statement condemning assassination of nuclear scientist Tehran “directly” contacted Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed…

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Gulf Sheikhs resent subaltern role

By M. K. Bhadrakumar The tabling of a “bipartisan” legislation in the US Congress on October 1 reiterating American commitment to Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) creates an extraordinary dimension…

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Two deep mysteries of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war

By Eric S. Margolis Re-armed with modern but by no means top drawer Soviet weapons, Egypt and Syria sought to drive the Israelis back, then wait for the great powers…

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