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Due South: Paweł Wójcik on the Sahel Security Crisis.
Fronts Staff · September 19, 2026 · 1h 38m
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What the Iran War Is Costing America and Israel
The war with Iran is imposing steep military, political, diplomatic, and reputational costs on both Washington and Jerusalem, from strained Gulf alliances and European backlash to growing domestic opposition in the United States.
Simon Whistler · March 25, 2026
Middle East
Iran Daily Dispatch — Wednesday, March 25, 2026
No-fluff daily news and developments on the Iran War, every weekday. Want to be notified when the Daily Dispatch comes out? Sign up for the Iran Daily Dispatch newsletter.
Tessa Danvers · March 25, 2026 · 9m
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Iran Daily Dispatch — Tuesday, March 24, 2026
No-fluff daily news and developments on the Iran War, every weekday. Want to be notified when the Daily Dispatch comes out? Sign up for the Iran Daily Dispatch newsletter.
Tessa Danvers · March 24, 2026 · 6m
Middle East
The World Failed to Disarm Syria. The Cleanup Starts Now.
Syria's new multinational cleanup effort is trying to locate a chemical weapons stockpile that was supposedly eliminated in 2013, but much of the arsenal was never truly accounted for.
Kyle Moran · March 24, 2026 · 13 min read
Middle East
Iran Daily Dispatch — Monday, March 23, 2026
No-fluff daily news and developments on the Iran War, every weekday. Want to be notified when the Daily Dispatch comes out? Sign up for the Iran Daily Dispatch newsletter.
Tessa Danvers · March 23, 2026 · 7m
Middle East
Iran Daily Dispatch — Friday, March 20, 2026
The Iran Daily Dispatch reports on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, and its impact on global energy markets.
Tessa Danvers · March 20, 2026 · 9m
Middle East
Iran Daily Dispatch — Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Iran Daily Dispatch explores the escalating conflict in the Middle East, following Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars natural gas field and Iran's retalia
Tessa Danvers · March 19, 2026 · 9m
Middle East
Iran Daily Dispatch — Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Iran Daily Dispatch: Regime Decapitation and the Future of Iran. The death of Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani has sent shockwaves through the Iranian reg
Tessa Danvers · March 18, 2026 · 8m
Middle East
How Risk, Not Violence, Closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic move that leverages risk perception to maintain control of the waterway, rather than relying on military force.
Evan Moloney · March 17, 2026 · 17 min read
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