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Hezbollah From Iranian proxy to Iranian owned: What the New Designation Really Means

The US Treasury has redesignated Hezbollah for service to the Iranian regime, under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF).

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From Nasser to Erdoğan: Appropriating The Palestinian Cause Never Ends Well for Anyone

Gamal Abdel Nasser was perhaps the clearest Arab example of an aspiring regional leader laying claim to the Palestinian cause as a vehicle for power.

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Lebanon in the middle of an Israeli-Turkish strategic competition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered unusually direct remarks on Lebanon during an interview with Al Jazeera, revealing that he had personally raised the Lebanese file with U.S. President Donald...

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Erdogan is coming for a seat at Lebanon’s table

Turkey is already deeply involved in the Gaza file. It has sought a greater role in Syria, proposed participating in security arrangements that could succeed UNIFIL in Lebanon, and expanded...

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Hezbollah to leverage Damascus?

On Tuesday, Hezbollah Chief Naaim Qassem stated that he had no objection meeting openly with Syria’s new leadership, a first since the ouster of former President Bashar al Assad.

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The October Trial: Lebanon Waits as Israel Votes

Israeli citizens are set to head to the polls on October 27 to elect 120 members of the 26th Knesset. The elections will determine the governing coalition that will create...

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Iran is a colonial project

Modern colonialism doesn’t always arrive with tanks, some argue it begins when another state can shape

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Aoun at the White House: A Bargain with Trump

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House today. The meeting comes amid the launch of the first pilot zones in southern...

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Between May 17 and June 28: Drawing Relevant Parallels

Lebanese policymakers persistently tend to envision Israel and the US as a single political actor. Whether one supports or opposes either side is fundamentally irrelevant; the premise is fixed. Tel...

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Iran marks its territory in Lebanon while all sides play spoiler

Iran is insisting on marking its territory in Lebanon by making it evidently clear it won’t negotiate a deal that doesn’t allow it to retain Hezbollah.

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The May 17 Agreement (1983) | The peace deal that never became peace

Israel invaded Lebanon in June 1982 under the stated goal of expelling the PLO after years of cross-border attacks. But the invasion quickly expanded far beyond southern Lebanon, reaching Beirut...

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The May 17 Agreement (1983) | The peace deal that never became peace

The Context: Lebanon Under Occupation and Collapse Israel invaded Lebanon in June 1982 under the stated goal of expelling the PLO after years of cross-border attacks. But the invasion quickly...

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Khamenei was replaceable, Larijani is not.

Iran's regime is designed to survive the succession of one Supreme Leader to another. The head of power in Iran's hierarchy holds authority, legitimacy, and symbolism.

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Abandon the “Balanced Nuance”: Why “Alternative” voices are failing to connect on Hezbollah

A GROWING DISCONNECT There’s a growing gap in Lebanon between what people are experiencing and how ‘alternative’ or ‘intellectual’ voices in the online media ecosystem are choosing to explain it.It’s...

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Karma is a drone: How Iran’s drones came back to haunt it

Iran supplied Russia with thousands of Shahed-136 drones to terrorize Ukrainian cities. Russia improved them by upgrading their counter-jamming, warheads, and endurance, and shared the technology back with Tehran. Now,...

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For 31 years, I’ve not known a Lebanon without Hassan Nasrallah

For the 31 years l’ve lived, I have not known a Lebanon without Hassn Nasr|lah. His persona determined how I viewed and understood this country and its limitations.Invincible, in different...

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Why they favor war

Sinwar and Hamas have been actively working to involve Iran and its proxies in a more direct and prolonged military conflict with Israel. In Sinwr’s view, the escalation of the...

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