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August 19, 2026

Iraq asks Iran for special consideration regarding oil exports via Strait of Hormuz

Iraq asked Iran on Wednesday to give the country special consideration regarding oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf held high-level talks...

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August 19, 2026

NATO says ‘prepared’ for any threat over possible Iranian strikes on US military targets in Europe

NATO said Wednesday that it was prepared to address any threat amid reports that Iran had considered striking US military assets in Europe if US President Donald Trump further...

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August 19, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader is back in control. That may be why diplomacy with Washington just collapsed

The 60-day window created by the Islamabad Memorandum expired on Monday with no permanent agreement between the United States and Iran. The 14-point framework, brokered principally by Pakistan with...

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August 19, 2026

Peace on Israel’s terms: Kushner and Netanyahu’s scheme to redefine the Gaza peace plan

In a desperate attempt to salvage what is left of Trump’s “peace deal” in Gaza after it was blatantly rejected by Israel, Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, hopped...

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August 19, 2026

The eighth front: How Israel plans to occupy the American mind

In December 2025, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Palm Beach, Florida, with evangelical Christian Zionist leaders and university presidents. He told them that Israel had been fighting a...

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August 19, 2026

Why US-Iran rhetoric blocks the path to peace

The escalating conflict between the United States and Iran has reached a dangerous operational and diplomatic impasse where public political posturing continuously eclipses pragmatic strategy. With the strategic Strait...

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August 19, 2026

The next phase of US policy in the Middle East

In January, I argued that the United States was not retreating from the Middle East but was executing a deliberate shift, transferring security responsibilities to regional allies while reorienting...

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August 19, 2026

Ben-Gvir escalates: Israel to construct facility designated for execution of Palestinian prisoners

Amid widespread legal and political controversy, Israel is moving to construct a specialized wing and facility designed specifically for carrying out execution sentences against Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli...

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August 19, 2026

Tunisia: Rached Ghannouchi returns to prison after 3 weeks in isolation

Rached Ghannouchi, the imprisoned leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda party, has been returned to Mornaguia civil prison after spending nearly three weeks in hospital since July 29, according to his...

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August 19, 2026

UN: Israel orders 10 Palestinian families to evacuate homes in Tulkarm

The United Nations said on Tuesday that Israeli authorities ordered about 10 Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank to temporarily leave their homes amid Israeli military activity at...

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