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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordan’s king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading

Attacks in the Red Sea. An airstrike in Baghdad. As the conflict with Hamas bleeds across borders, is wider violence inevitable?

The US secretary of state was speaking in Turkey, on trip that will take him to Jordan, Egypt and Israel

Join us as Trita Parsi, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, and questions whether the US is be...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has kicked off his latest urgent Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey as fears mount that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may explode into a broader conflict

Josep Borrell wants European-Arab initiative to revive a peace process, with the ultimate aim being a two-state solution

Chances of a regional flare-up rest on the unclear intentions of Tehran and the groups it has nurtured

Amidst escalating tension in the Middle East, Iranian proxy groups test US resolve. With rockets, drones, and attacks on ships, the stakes are high.

Hezbollah says it launched a new wave of rockets at Israel in response to an Israeli assassination of one of its leaders last month. It is just the latest spat between Israel and one of several Iran-backed militias in the Middle East

Washington wants concessions from the Netanyahu administration, as critics say plans lack detail or commitment

The Israel-Hamas war shows no signs of abating – three months on – as regional players are sucked into the fray despite a flurry of diplomatic responses. As Middle Eastern neighbours tread a fine line, France has warned Iran and its proxies to steer clear of the fight. RFI examines…