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US-Iran deal: A decisive victory for generations or another agreement with metastases? - opinion
Critics warn the proposed Iran deal could repeat past mistakes, delaying rather than eliminating strategic danger.
Majority of Lebanese civilians want peace agreement with Israel, Hezbollah disarmed - poll
Does pragmatism mean we must accept Hamas as part of Gaza’s future? - opinion
What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion
Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers to meet during Ramadan
Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to revive relations earlier this month after years of hostility that had threatened stability and security in the Gulf.
Iran sentences two to death for Islamic State attack on shrine
The two men sentenced to death said during the trial that they had been in contact with the Islamic State in neighboring Afghanistan and helped organize the attack.
Iran is growing a Shi'ite nucleus in Israel, manipulates internal strife - opinion
Iran, discontent with their current regime of torture, is attempting to expand their influence in Israel.
Sadr's supporters leave Baghdad on his order following riots
Violent clashes erupted in Iraq's Republican Palace in the heavily protected Green Zone after the powerful Shi'ite cleric announced he would fully withdraw from politics.
Armed clashes sweep Iraq amid political turmoil
Iraq has been swept by political turmoil in the past year as all sides failed to form a government coalition.
Sadrist protests against Iranian influence: Iraq's testing moment
BEHIND THE LINES: The possibility of further deterioration remains very real. Iraq is currently passing through its most tense days since the ISIS war eight years ago.
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility
The militant group said in a statement that 20 people were killed and injured in an attack launched in western Kabul.
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif
The explosions killed at least nine and injured 15 members of the local Shi'a community, who are a religious minority in Afghanistan. A bomb also went off in a mosque in Kabul.
Radical Iraqi cleric proposes bill to criminalize relations with Israel
Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political bloc will criminalize the normalization of relations with Israel.
Hezbollah: We won't be dragged to civil war
The violence added to concerns for the stability of a country that is awash with weapons and grappling with one of the world's sharpest ever economic meltdowns.
