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The Arab World Needs to Get Its Act Together<br/><span class='secondary-title'>The war on Iran shows how powerless the Arab countries have become</span><hr>

The Arab World Needs to Get Its Act Together
The war on Iran shows how powerless the Arab countries have become

Rana Sabbagh 03-22-2026

The War Will Be Posted<br/><span class='secondary-title'>Lebanese social media as a battlefield</span><hr>

The War Will Be Posted
Lebanese social media as a battlefield

Joumana Haddad 03-19-2026

Iranians Are Waiting for the Regime to Fall<br/><span class='secondary-title'>Many Iranians are expressing relief about the bombings – as long as they bring regime change.</span><hr>

Iranians Are Waiting for the Regime to Fall
Many Iranians are expressing relief about the bombings – as long as they bring regime change.

Mahtab Qolizadeh 03-13-2026

The War on Iran Through Lebanese Eyes<br/><span class='secondary-title'>Why we don’t trust the West’s promises of liberation.</span><hr>

The War on Iran Through Lebanese Eyes
Why we don’t trust the West’s promises of liberation.

Joumana Haddad 03-12-2026

Iraqi Shiites Aren’t Signing Up to Fight for Iran<br/><span class='secondary-title'>Shiites in Iraq don’t like the war. But they also don’t regard Tehran as their ultimate authority</span><hr>

Iraqi Shiites Aren’t Signing Up to Fight for Iran
Shiites in Iraq don’t like the war. But they also don’t regard Tehran as their ultimate authority

Ahmed Saadawi 03-10-2026

Israel Doesn’t Just Want to Hit Iran. It Wants to Change the Middle East<br/><span class='secondary-title'>Israel’s leaders aim to defang their primary enemy in the region.</span><hr>

Israel Doesn’t Just Want to Hit Iran. It Wants to Change the Middle East
Israel’s leaders aim to defang their primary enemy in the region.

Akeel Abbas 03-03-2026

The Iranian Threat Paradox: When Missiles Succeed Where Gulf Politics Failed

Abdulaziz Alkhamis 03-01-2026

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MAGAZINE

The Arab World Needs to Get Its Act Together
The war on Iran shows how powerless the Arab countries have become

The War Will Be Posted
Lebanese social media as a battlefield

Iranians Are Waiting for the Regime to Fall
Many Iranians are expressing relief about the bombings – as long as they bring regime change.

The War on Iran Through Lebanese Eyes
Why we don’t trust the West’s promises of liberation.

Iraqi Shiites Aren’t Signing Up to Fight for Iran
Shiites in Iraq don’t like the war. But they also don’t regard Tehran as their ultimate authority

Israel Doesn’t Just Want to Hit Iran. It Wants to Change the Middle East
Israel’s leaders aim to defang their primary enemy in the region.

The Iranian Threat Paradox: When Missiles Succeed Where Gulf Politics Failed

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