The acceptance of the 20-point plan, albeit conditional, creates a new dynamic that could bring an end to war, destruction, and displacement in Gaza closer. Israel's domestic policy now has a decisive role to play.
USA
How the price of oil is shaping the calculus in this war between Israel and Iran – and how much economic factors determine Middle East policy in Washington and Beijing.
The re-emergence of a prolonged Middle Eastern crisis draws attention to the consequences and long-term effects taking up shape in the wake of the Gaza war. Is Washington able to adjust?
Donald Trump will leave the White House, but the alliance of autocrats in the Middle East with the far right in the West is here to stay.

Things are closing in on the US President. Three Middle Eastern stories of a caliph, a rabbi and a thaumaturge may offer him some inspiration.



