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In today’s newsletter: As Israel continues its shelling of Lebanon alongside its invasion of Gaza, questions arise about the cost of escalation – and chances of deescalation

Following a massive bombardment of Lebanon, Israel has begun a land invasion of its northern neighbour. Troops have entered southern Lebanon in a bid to push Hezbollah back beyond the Litani River, 29 kilometres from the Israeli border. The stated goal is to facilitate the return of some 60,000 displaced…

Many conservatives saw the Abraham Accords as a way to get U.S. forces out of the Middle East. Now the architect of the agreement is pushing for a regime change campaign in Lebanon—and maybe Iran.

Israel tells US state department it is targeting infrastructure just inside Lebanon, while Beirutis are urged to evacuate

Seventy-two hours on from the bombing of Beirut and the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader and figurehead of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, Israeli air strikes have continued relentlessly on three fronts: in Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen. Israel's military thinks it has Hezbollah on the ropes, assassination after assassination,…

An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamics

Masoud Pezeshkian is under domestic pressure but analysts point to the high risk of a direct attack on Israel

ISA successfully thwarted Iranian assassination attempts on Israeli soil, highlighting ongoing security challenges and the agency's commitment to safeguard...

It would be a risky move, but some in Iran now see building a nuclear bomb as the only way to fend off Israeli attacks, says Middle East expert Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Israeli PM Netanyahu directly addresses Iranian people, urging them to reject their government's actions and highlighting regional tensions.

Few other countries around the world, including Iran, Syria, Russia and Turkey, condemned the killing