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Experience shows that a balanced strategy blending deterrence by denial and deterrence by punishment can more effectively contain Iran.

Israeli strikes on Hezbollah and other militias in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq have yielded visible benefits at times, but future operations may elicit a direct Iranian response.

Riyadh’s aim to become a global logistics hub connecting three continents will face challenges if risks to southern Red Sea shipping persist at their current levels.

U.S. officials should remind their partners abroad that Beijing’s support for Tehran is jeopardizing regional stability.

A newer unit of Arab militiamen in Syria, raised by pro-Assad figure Ibrahim al-Hifl to form an unbroken corridor of Iran-backed tribal fighters between Deir al-Zour and Aleppo.

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict are being challenged by U.S. partners and adversaries alike, including key Middle East players.

While Iranian officials acknowledge the significance of cyber tools and AI for foreign policy, they are acutely aware of the country’s financial and scientific limitations.

Russia’s arms sales, military relationships, and paramilitary activity across the region remain central to expanding its local influence and boosting its anti-Western strategic interests.

مدیر اجرایی انستیتو واشینگتن درباره امکان‌پذیر بودن طرح‌های دیپلماتیک جاری دولت بایدن برای منطقه خاورمیانه صحبت می‌کند و از سفر گروهی اخیر انستیتو به سرپرستی وی به مصر، عربستان سعودی، اردن، اسراییل و دیدار با تشکیلات خودگردان فلسطینی و گفته‌های مقام‌های محلی شاهد می‌آورد.