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Middle East hopes to weather storm before the calm
Biden administration presses ahead with planning for "day after” Israel-Hamas war; Iran reaps dividends on penny stock Houthi investment.
Israel-Hamas war gets personal for Iran
Targeted killings in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria cause Iran to rethink escalatory options.
US, Arab partners raise the stakes for Israel in post-war Gaza
A Palestinian state may again be the price for Saudi normalization.
Does Hamas have a future after Gaza war?
Also: Qatar’s outsized diplomacy and we need to talk about Iran.
US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties
In an interview with Al-Monitor, US Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat from Maryland, says Biden should go over Netanyahu’s head, speak directly to Israeli people about post-conflict vision.
Fear shouldn’t overtake rationality in approach to artificial intelligence, says UAE AI minister
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, UAE AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama discusses how states should govern the technology and whether fears about machine intelligence are founded.
Not your parents’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A new generation has found connection and solidarity in opposition to the Israel-Hamas war.
Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war
Israel likely to agree to US request for humanitarian pause; Blinken gets ‘clear commitment’ from Israel on West Bank violence; Gaza war casualties include over 30 journalists; Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid still isn't done.
Gaza needs integration, not isolation, after Israel-Hamas war
Also, our exclusive reporting from Lebanon, Iraq and the West Bank.
On Israel-Hamas war, Biden puts Iran on notice as it bides its time
The US president linked Russia and Hamas in their desire to "annihilate" neighboring democracies, and their relationship with Iran; Israel rethinks deterrence; Biden foreshadows a post-war future.
Netanyahu, regional leaders hedge on possible Trump win in November
The Israeli prime minister is under pressure to deliver on a cease-fire during his Washington visit next week; Biden can’t heal Democrat divisions over Israel and the Gaza war.
Lebanon FM warns of 'devastating’ regional war if Israel escalates campaign against Hezbollah
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Lebanon's top diplomat, Abdallah Bou Habib, adds that security in the south ultimately depends on a strong Lebanese army and an agreement on the border – not war.
US, Iran guarantors of shaky deterrence between Israel and Hezbollah
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is not ready to go to the mattresses over the killing of another senior commander on Wednesday, and Iran doesn't want a war while it favors the threat of confrontation as a deterrent.
G42-Microsoft partnership in Kenya 'just the beginning,' says UAE trade minister
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi discusses momentum in UAE trade with the US, the benefits of economic diversification and Africa’s priority in UAE trade policy.
