MIDDLE EAST

Covers military activity, regime stability, and strategic competition across the Middle East. Tracks Iranian influence operations, Israeli security doctrine, Gulf realignment, and proxy warfare in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Includes energy chokepoints, arms transfers, non-state actors, and shifting alliances driven by external powers and regional rivalries.

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MIDDLE EAST

Analysis: Iran War Threatens Another Refugee Crisis

By: Daniel Murrah, Residing Fellow at Atlas

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U.S. Destroys 16 Iranian Mine Laying Vessels

The United States military announced Tuesday it had eliminated 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as Operation Epic Fury entered its 11th day, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declaring it the most intense day of strikes against Iran since the war began on February 28. The announcement

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Trump: Decision To End Iran War Will Be Mutual With Israel

President Donald Trump said Sunday that any decision to end the war with Iran would be a "mutual" one made jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while making clear the United States would retain final say over when the military campaign concludes. The comments came as operations

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Analysis: Questions Arise Around Iranian School Being Possibly Bombed By U.S. Forces

By: Daniel Murrah, Residing Fellow At Atlas

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Israel Renews Assault Against Lebanon

Israel has intensified military operations across Lebanon as part of a broader regional conflict that has expanded in recent weeks. The renewed campaign includes a series of airstrikes, drone attacks, and limited ground operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and individuals associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Israeli officials

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Iran Elects Successor

Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei — the 56-year-old son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader on Sunday, just over a week after his father was killed in the opening strikes of the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign.

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Trump: I Have To Be Involved In Picking Iran’s Next Leader

As U.S. and Israeli strikes continued to reshape Iran's military and political landscape one week into the conflict, President Donald Trump made clear in a series of interviews on Thursday that Washington intends to have a direct hand in determining who leads Iran once the war ends

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Analysis: China Offers Little More Than Moral Support To Iran Following Strikes

When the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on the morning of February 28, striking Iran's military and leadership infrastructure in a joint campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and scores of senior officials, Beijing's response was notable less for what it said

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Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Traffic Slows To A Crawl Following Middle East Turmoil

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a near standstill following the outbreak of hostilities involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, according to vessel tracking data and maritime security advisories. The narrow waterway, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, ordinarily carries roughly

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Rubio: Hardest Hits Are Yet To Come

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the United States is preparing to intensify its military campaign against Iran, stating that “the hardest hits are yet to come” as administration officials briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Rubio made the remarks ahead of a closed-door session with congressional leaders, describing

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Emergency U.N. Security Council Meeting Leads To Verbal Clashes

The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session Saturday in New York as American and Iranian diplomats traded direct confrontations before a divided chamber still absorbing the scale of the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign launched earlier that morning against Iran. The session, called at the request of

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‘Operation Fury’ Leads To Complete Middle East Shakeup

The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran early Saturday morning, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of the country's most senior military and intelligence officials in the opening hours of an operation the U.S. military has designated Operation Epic Fury.

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