List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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A wide view shows the skyline of Tehran at night beneath a dark sky. A massive plume of black smoke rises from an area crowded with buildings, which can be seen by their light in the dark. Israel’s Attacks Make an Iranian Bomb More Likely
Iran’s nuclear program is damaged, but its determination is heightened.
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Emergency workers stand near a heavily damaged building. Israel Should Have Let Diplomacy Run Its Course
We’ll never know if more negotiations and sanctions could have prevented war with Iran.
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a map of the Middle East during a press conference at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem on September 4, 2024. Israel Can’t Be a Hegemon
The Israeli government is making a bid for regional dominance that’s unlikely to succeed.
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Debris of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel leaves a trail in the night sky over Jerusalem after being intercepted. How the Israel-Iran War Might End
Scenarios include an Iranian defeat, an Israeli retreat—or an expanded regional conflict.
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The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, attends a military parade in Tehran on April 17, 2024. Iran’s Military Just Lost Its ‘Brain Trust’
Israeli strikes killed several of Iran’s top military commanders.
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A view of the night sky in Tehran, Iran. A Victory for Israel
Israel’s strikes keep Iran out of the nuclear club.
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The view from a living room of a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran, Iran. Nuclear Claims Are a Smoke Screen for Hopes of Toppling Iran
The Israeli strikes aren’t about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change.
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A worker in a gray uniform and white hardhat walks on pipelines. Oil Prices Spike After Israeli Attacks on Iran
Traders fear a wider conflict, even if oil facilities haven’t been targeted yet.
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People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike. Iran’s Options for Retaliating Against Israel Have Narrowed
Its proxies are weakened, and its arsenals have been degraded.
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Israel Katz and Benjamin Netanyahu are sitting down at an event. Israel Is Going for the Death Blow on Iran
The Israeli attack on Iran is about much more than its nuclear program.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a visit to the Palmachim air base near Rishon LeZion, Israel, on July 5, 2023. Israel Strikes Iran
The attack comes after a frenzy of speculation that Israel was planning to take military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu smiles as he delivers a speech during the launch of the Likud party election campaign on March 4, 2019 in Ramat Gan, Israel. The World’s Criticism Doesn’t Bother Israel
Voices opposing the war in Gaza are getting louder—but Israelis have no trouble ignoring them.
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A crowd of people are sitting down. In the first couple of rows are people dressed in military uniforms. Syria’s Foreign Fighter Dilemma
Why Trump's about-face on integrating foreign fighters into the Syrian military makes sense.
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Two photos show Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the left photo, he is wearing a suit and blue tie. In the right photo, he is wearing green clothing. Why the West Embraced Syria and Ditched Afghanistan
From diplomatic visits to travel bans, Damascus is getting a pass.
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An Iranian woman wearing a black dress and black headscarf is seen in profile as she walks on a sidewalk in front of a brightly colored wall mural. The red-white-and-blue mural depicts two men seated at a table, identified with placards as representing the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. official wears military fatigues from the waist down, but a suit on his top half. Democrats Should Welcome Trump’s Iran Diplomacy
As Trump breaks with GOP orthodoxy in the Middle East, how will his critics respond?
