The strategic center of gravity in the Middle East is gradually shifting from the confrontation with Iran to the struggle over the regional balance of power between Israel and Turkey.
For decades, Ali Khamenei transformed Iran into a regional power built upon three strategic pillars: its nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and an extensive network of proxy organizations across the Middle East. Yet the very security doctrine he spent decades constructing ultimately revealed its own limitations and culminated in the war that ended with his death.
Hezbollah fears that Lebanon’s diplomatic initiative with Israel could become a vehicle for dismantling its military power.
Security officials warn that if the crisis escalates, Lebanon could slide into an unprecedented internal confrontation.
The framework agreement undermines Iran’s “Unity of the Fronts” doctrine and strengthens the sovereignty of the Lebanese government.
Its success, however, will ultimately depend on whether the Lebanese Armed Forces are willing, for the first time, to confront Hezbollah and enforce the commitments undertaken by Beirut.
Israeli officials believe that Tehran is using Hezbollah as a tool to undermine relations between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while simultaneously attempting to impose its doctrine of “the unity of arenas” on Washington through pressure in Lebanon and threats to international maritime routes.
Iran’s leadership is seeking to recover economically and militarily through the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, while avoiding any relinquishment of its long-term strategic assets.
Senior officials in Jerusalem say that Iran is attempting to reshape the rules of the regional game and revive the “Axis of Resistance,” which has suffered severe setbacks since October 7, 2023.
Behind the Turkish president’s latest verbal offensive against Israel lies a broader effort to redraw the boundaries of Turkey’s regional influence.
Fatah’s eighth conference exposed the depth of the movement’s internal divisions and its growing detachment from the Palestinian public in the Gaza Strip.
The results of Fatah’s 8th General Conference have intensified the succession struggle expected to erupt once PA President Mahmoud Abbas leaves the political stage, while
The strategic center of gravity in the Middle East is gradually shifting from the confrontation with Iran to the struggle over the regional balance of power between Israel and Turkey.
For decades, Ali Khamenei transformed Iran into a regional power built upon three strategic pillars: its nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and an extensive network of proxy organizations across the Middle East. Yet the very security doctrine he spent decades constructing ultimately revealed its own limitations and culminated in the war that ended with his death.
Hezbollah fears that Lebanon’s diplomatic initiative with Israel could become a vehicle for dismantling its military power.
Security officials warn that if the crisis escalates, Lebanon could slide into an unprecedented internal confrontation.
The framework agreement undermines Iran’s “Unity of the Fronts” doctrine and strengthens the sovereignty of the Lebanese government.
Its success, however, will ultimately depend on whether the Lebanese Armed Forces are willing, for the first time, to confront Hezbollah and enforce the commitments undertaken by Beirut.
Israeli officials believe that Tehran is using Hezbollah as a tool to undermine relations between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while simultaneously attempting to impose its doctrine of “the unity of arenas” on Washington through pressure in Lebanon and threats to international maritime routes.
Iran’s leadership is seeking to recover economically and militarily through the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, while avoiding any relinquishment of its long-term strategic assets.
Senior officials in Jerusalem say that Iran is attempting to reshape the rules of the regional game and revive the “Axis of Resistance,” which has suffered severe setbacks since October 7, 2023.
Behind the Turkish president’s latest verbal offensive against Israel lies a broader effort to redraw the boundaries of Turkey’s regional influence.
Fatah’s eighth conference exposed the depth of the movement’s internal divisions and its growing detachment from the Palestinian public in the Gaza Strip.
The results of Fatah’s 8th General Conference have intensified the succession struggle expected to erupt once PA President Mahmoud Abbas leaves the political stage, while
