Al-Monitor: First stop for understanding the Middle East in 2024 …with more to come for 2025. By Andrew Parasiliti In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security
Analysis Two months on, Iran’s ‘inevitable’ retaliation against Israel stalls, fueling frustration The Islamic Republic is facing questions about its regional strength, and ferocious criticism from its loyalists, as it rethinks a promised response to Israel's October missile attack amid massive defense setbacks and fears of a yet more devastating cycle of escalation. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Turkey, Hungary receive US sanctions waiver to pay Russia's Gazprombank Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says the exemption has been granted. Turkey
US scraps $10M bounty on HTS leader Golani after meeting in Damascus A delegation including Assistant Secretary Barbara Leaf and hostage envoy Roger Carstens met with leaders of the powerful rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Syria
