Iranian rescue workers near the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed carrying Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in Tabriz province, Iran.
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Iran’s president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash – we ask an expert what might happen next.
Is Beirut back to the era of the militias?
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Lebanon’s precarious sectarian balance is tipping as militias take hold again.
The 1983 Beirut truck bombing was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces abroad since World War II.
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More than 240 US personnel died in truck bombing – remembered as the worst day in his career by Gen. Alfred M. Gray Jr., who died on March 20, 2024.
A woman chants slogans as she holds an Iranian flag during an anti-Israeli gathering in Tehran on April 19, 2024. Israel reportedly retaliated against Iran on April 19 for its drone-and-missile assault on Israel a week earlier.
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Israel’s latest missile strike on Iran may be more a face-saving exercise aimed at satisfying members of its coalition government than a true escalation of hostilities.
Israel’s air defense system intercepted nearly all missiles fired from Iran on April 13, 2024.
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A long-running conflict between adversaries Israel and Iran fell short of open confrontation – until both countries took more direct aim at each other.
Hezbollah fighters hold the group’s flag during a rally to mark Jerusalem day in Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2023.
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Since the war began, Israel has exchanged tit-for-tat cross-border attacks with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. It is imperative to prioritize diplomatic solutions that end the violence.
Emergency and security personnel inspect the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1.
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Israeli launched a strike against the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1.
A U.N. navy vessel seen through barbed wire patrols the Mediterranean Sea off the Lebanese coast.
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A maritime border agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel seemed like a step toward peaceful relations. But now both countries are getting ready for what looks like an unavoidable war.
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War is taking a toll on Israel’s economy.
Esmail Ghaani, head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force, speaks at a ceremony in Tehran on April 14, 2022.
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Esmail Ghaani took control of the unconventional warfare wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the killing of predecessor Qassem Soleimani.
Armed and dangerous: fighters from Iran’s Quds Force at a funeral for comrades killed in the February 2 US airstrikes in Iraq.
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Iran funds a large network of armed groups across the Middle East as part of its ambition to replace the US as regional power.
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The Shia militant groups operating in Iraq, Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East share political and ideological connections, yet they also have their own nationalist goals.
Under pressure: Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivers an economic briefing, January 30 2024.
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Facing a parliamentary election in March, the Islamic Republic is trying to distract attention away from its economic woes with a show of strength.
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi, right, greets the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, at the start of their meeting at his office in Tehran in June 2023.
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Iran prefers to engage Israel through its proxies, but the risk of escalation makes this a dangerous strategy.
Tragedy: a protester against the Netanyahu government at a vigil in Tel Aviv for the Israeli hostages, January 20.
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A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
Houthi fighters demonstrate in support of Palestinians, January 2024.
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The Middle East crisis has many moving parts and could easily descend into chaos.
A billboard depicts the leaders of the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran has expanded its network of partners across the Middle East. But it isn’t a simple case of Tehran dictating the terms of the alliance.
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Conflict between Lebanon and Israel looms – it would throw the Lebanese economy further into crisis.
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A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
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Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in tit-for-tat attacks, but a diplomatic path still exists to avoid an escalation.