Explore the escalating conflict as Israel targets Iran in a high-stakes counterattack. Discover how stealth, precision, and strategy reshape the Middle East in our latest in-depth analysis.

"Today, you can get in a car in Tehran and get out in the Dahia, Beirut." Five years and two months after Gen. Qasem Soleimani made this statement, the

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration increasing the risk of an Israel-Iran conflict, addressing an issue the region has feared since the start of Israel's war in Gaza.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, seeking a commitment to reform as the Gulf state reasserts sway in a country where Iranian influence is waning.

Iran this month launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket launchers and ballistic missiles, and thwarting a simulated assault on a nuclear facility that involved “a multitude of air threats,” according to state television coverage.

Israeli officials have said Lebanese troops are not deploying fast enough in the areas Israeli troops are supposed to vacate.

Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's dwindling influence, present a rare opportunity for Lebanon to regain control of its own fate.

Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.

The January 2025 election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanese president marks a shift toward sovereignty and stability following Hezbollah's weakened influence after its war with Israel. Aoun faces major tests in governance,

So, did Israel “win” the war that began after October 7? In the short term, it’s hard to say no. Even if Hamas has not been eliminated, Israel has been able to inflict far more damage on its enemies in both Gaza and the wider region, and ended the fighting with far fewer concessions, than many would have thought possible when the conflict began.

But if it doesn’t there will be a lot of problems,' warns US president * Video shows Hamas executing several alleged ‘collaborators’ in Strip