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There is little room for negotiation between the United States and Iran to settle their dangerous disputes in the Middle East. Analysts explain why Washington and Tehran are not about to sit down and work out their differences amid rising tensions. 

Since mid-October 2023, Yemen's Houthi militia has carried out repeated attacks on Red Sea maritime commerce, disrupting global trade and prompting the United States and United Kingdom to launch retaliatory airstrikes as well as label the Houthis as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. The Iran-backed militia claims it will continue its attacks until the war in Gaza comes to an end. What's really driving the Houthis' escalatory military activity and what does it mean for...

Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah confirmed on Monday that one of its senior commanders, Wissam al-Taweel, had been killed in southern Lebanon. Three

Analysis: Escalating conflicts and geopolitical shifts had a profound impact on the region last year. What trends could define the Middle East in 2024?

In the mid-1980s, during the long war between Iran and Iraq, students at Tehran’s Jewish high schools would watch their friends suddenly disappear, and then reappear six months later in Europe, the U.S., or Israel. They would get there through a sophisticated smuggling operation that spirited Iran's Jews out of the country and into Pakistan.

As long as the military conflict in Gaza continues, Tehran will continue to express its support for Hamas against Israel. After all, the Islamic Republic has been committed to the Palestinian cause since 1979. But what can the world expect from Tehran in the event that a peace process follows this latest round of war, most likely to be led by the U.S. and the Arab states? For sure, Iran will have a hard choice to make.

This episode of the Iran program is dedicated to Iranian art.

This episode is about wind towers in the central city of Yazd.