Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the ...

JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...

President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the ...

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) apprehended suspects in Syria who are part of “a terrorist cell operated by Iran,” the ...

Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu talked of regime change in Iran. Instead they may have left the Islamic Republic ...

The fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire demands a deeper look at long-term consequences for geopolitics in the Middle East.

As Iran was a constitutional monarchy before the revolution, theocratic elements were effectively grafted on top of the ...

Syria's civil war is over. Assad is gone. But a new chapter has begun, one that's raising eyebrows across the Middle East.

Trump’s Syria strategy aims to enable US military withdrawal while weakening Iran’s influence, pressuring Hezbollah, and ...