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Kemal Aslan / Reuters The Experts Were Wrong About the Middle East
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has upended Washington’s policy debates.
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Ozan Koze / AFP / Getty / The … The Biggest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Recent History
And the swashbuckling gold trader at its center
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Ending America's Paralyzed Iran Policy
Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront the Islamic Republic’s foreign meddling.
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Why Qatar Is Quietly Supporting a U.S. Strike in Syria
Once a vocal supporter of the Syrian opposition, Doha is now taking a more clandestine track under its new emir.
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Reuters Turkey's Mixed Messages on Syria
Ankara once encouraged intervention in the crisis. Why did it stop?
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Reuters How Saudi Arabia and Qatar are the Tortoise and the Hare of the Middle East
By quietly supporting Egypt's old order, Riyadh has slowly overtaken its Gulf-region rival.
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How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring
After drifting away from Syria and Iran, the movement faces an uncertain future.
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In Iran, Two Bombing Suspects Run for President
The dark connections between Argentina's government and Tehran.
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How Iran Benefits From an Illicit Gold Trade With Turkey
An obscure loophole allows Tehran to profit while skirting Western sanctions.
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How Egypt Is Helping Iran to Circumvent Sanctions
A jointly owned bank is quietly funneling money to Tehran
