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Pakistan just conducted airstrikes in southeastern Iran, two days after Iran used missiles and drones to strike western Pakistan.

Atlantic Council experts share their insights about the strikes and about what to expect next—including how Iran might respond.

Iraq’s prime minister called for an end to US presence after a drone strike killed a senior militia leader.

Iran said attacks that killed almost 100 people in the central part of the country Wednesday were carried out to punish its stance against Israel, the latest…

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Israel’s war in Gaza is raising questions over how the coastal enclave should be managed once the fighting is over, exposing a growing divide between U.S. and Israeli officials on the issue. Several U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have said Israel should not occupy Gaza and the strip must be run by…

It is precisely because of the recognition that waging war on Israeli civilians is so terrible that many voices are now raised against Israels retaliation.

With Israel having expanded its punishing assault on Gaza, the war sparked by Hamas’ shocking Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, which killed 1,400 Israelis, has dramatically escalated. The death toll among Palestinians has risen to more than 8,300 and Gaza’s infrastructure lies in ruins. Early U.S.

Atlantic Council experts are analyzing the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict as it enters its third week. Find the latest here.

The risk of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East is growing by the day as Israel prepares for a massive ground offensive in Gaza, continues to bomb Palestinians and trades fire with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran, which funds Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, has issued several warnings to…