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Iran's supreme leader moved Monday to temporarily shore up the country's leadership after the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi a day earlier, while analysts said that there is likely to be a behind-the-scenes struggle in Tehran to fill the unexpected power vacuum.

Allegations of bias have long dogged UNRWA, but its role assisting more than five million Palestinian refugees is also difficult to replace.

While the headlines are dominated by the fighting in Gaza, there are no easy answers to that question, just theories and speculation

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New Delhi has urged de-escalation on both sides, reflecting deep concerns over regional instability

In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to the Telegraph’s Middle East Correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva about how Israel will retaliate for Iran’s recent missile strike. Then we speak to Holly Dagres, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Program and writer of the substack The Iranist, about how Iran and Israel’s relationship has developed from a shadow war to the brink of a full-scale conflict.

Aaron Stein Elected Next President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

White House officials said Monday that they were "perplexed" and "disappointed" that Israel's leader called off a delegation meant to discuss U.S. concerns about his imminent plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah. But they said Monday they would use a trio of high-level U.S. meetings with Israel's defense minister, including talks with…

Candidate Afifeh Abedi tells Newsweek she plans "to take on a more specialized role in foreign policy issues and womens issues."

Shtayyeh resigned, but Mahmoud Abbas is still in power.