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Click here to read a transcript. The short-lived period of relative stability in Syria after the Assad dictatorship’s collapse and the Sharaa regime’s rise is over. Sectarian fighting in early July between Syria’s Bedouin and Druze minorities in the Suwayda…
Summary: In July 2025, Iran sought to recover from devastating blows to its nuclear program and military sustained during the 12-day war with Israel. Iran demonstrated limited interest in pursuing further diplomacy over its nuclear program in the wake of…
The July 2025 Suwayda crisis represents a critical test for Syria’s transitional government, with direct implications for U.S. interests and Israeli security. What began as an allegedly localized dispute between Bedouin tribal gunmen and a Druze merchant—though Druze and Israeli…
International condemnation of Israel for its nearly two-year-long war in Gaza is growing. Outrage over starvation in the enclave has led to calls from Israel’s allies for a Palestinian state. The U.N. secretary general said the situation was “a moral…