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From pop stars to porn stars to bitcoins, the rise of online gambling sites in Iran is raising eyebrows—as well as questions about whether the IRGC and other regime organs are benefitting from the scandalous new industry.

Since losing its territorial base, the group has shown troubling signs of recovery amid a deteriorating situation at al-Hawl refugee camp.

Saraya Awliya al-Dam (SAD) is a minor façade group with probable links to Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), used by AAH to occasionally claim bombing attacks on U.S. supply convoys and rocket attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

پاسخ آمریکا باید مشخص‌تر شود و همزمان دولت اقلیم کردستان و بغداد باید اختلافات امنیتی عاجل خود را حل و فصل کنند و آن‌ها را به مسائل ارضی یا قانون اساسی و بودجه‌ ربط ندهند.

By treating the conflict as a matter of Mediterranean security, President Biden’s team can better assist the new Libyan government and demonstrate its commitment to revitalizing alliances.

U.S. and Iraqi Kurdish officials discuss the future of the region's natural gas sector, including proposals for surmounting various political and commercial hurdles.

If Biden wants to create additional leverage before attempting difficult negotiations with Russia, he will need to display strategic patience by partnering with allies on ten preliminary issues.

Challengers to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are proliferating, with two breakaway parties drawing particular notice. In December 2019, Ahmet Davutoglu, who served under Erdogan as foreign minister and then prime minister, formed Gelecek (Future) in an attempt to resurrect a gentler version of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)

Doing so means finding the right mix of hard and soft power, creating new mechanisms with democratic allies, and answering hard questions about various countries and conflicts in the Middle East.