Israel
Iran
+7
Oct 15, 2026
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7 min read
The Missile over Medina
The coalition reports a Houthi missile over Medina and Aramco's top floors are gutted, two ships go down in the strait, and the President says of Iran: "that's going to end very soon."
Iran
+6
Oct 15, 2026
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16 min read
Israel Votes in Twelve Days
What the October 27 election is about, who leads each of the lists, and what can happen after the polls close. A guide for readers outside Israel, with no side taken.
Iran
+7
Oct 14, 2026
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6 min read
The Hit on Aramco
A Houthi missile strikes Aramco’s headquarters complex in Dhahran, four are wounded in Riyadh by debris from intercepted missiles, Iranian officials tell Reuters the aim in Hormuz is to keep oil high until the American vote, and the President says of Iran: “We’ve had it”
Iran
+7
Oct 13, 2026
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7 min read
The Warning to the Houthis
The President says the Houthis are hitting Saudi Arabia at Iran’s behest to drive up oil prices before the elections and promises a decision on Iran “very soon,” as the Saudi coalition strikes Sanaa and the Houthis fire missiles at Riyadh and Dhahran
Iran
+6
Oct 12, 2026
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6 min read
The Strikes on Riyadh’s Airport
A Houthi missile kills 13 at Riyadh’s main airport, one of them an American, the President says the United States may join Saudi Arabia’s strikes, and Tehran calls Washington’s reply on Hormuz insufficient
Iran
+7
Oct 7, 2026
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12 min read
The 87-Day Warning
In July 2023 a paper presented in the Knesset was right about Gaza and changed nothing in time. Three years later the warning concerns Israel’s alliance with the United States, and the decisions that fall between now and January.
Iran
+10
Oct 6, 2026
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6 min read
CAIR Wrote It. San Diego Passed It, 8 to 0.
City records show CAIR drafted the definition of “Islamophobia” that San Diego adopted, the Mecca pact orders forces to Saudi Arabia, and Yemen’s government says it has retaken the coast at Bab el-Mandeb
Iran
+6
Oct 4, 2026
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14 min read
When the Plan Fails
A program of mine did not work, a partnership did not fit, and the war has not ended the regime in Tehran. Ten scholars on what to do after a plan fails, and what changes at the Forum.
Iran
+8
Oct 2, 2026
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8 min read
The Third Carrier
U.S. officials say the Roosevelt is bound for the Middle East, Axios reports two more Patriot batteries at Saudi and Qatari energy sites, and the President says new strikes on Iran are possible after November 3
Iran
+6
Sep 30, 2026
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4 min read
Eight Hours in Tabuk
A co-pilot stabs his captain on the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, the plane lands in Saudi Arabia with its Israeli passengers, and Tehran's cabinet reads Washington's reply
Iran
+6
Sep 29, 2026
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4 min read
Baghdad's Last American Day
The coalition leaves Iraq tomorrow, the militias say what comes next, the Treasury writes a pilgrims-only license for Najaf, and the crown prince receives Mansour bin Zayed
Iran
+6
Sep 28, 2026
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4 min read
Riyadh Under Alert
Two drones at the Saudi capital, schools online for the week, the foreign minister with Rubio, and the mediators back at work after the President said no
Iran
+6
Sep 25, 2026
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7 min read
Nothing New
Araghchi's seven-day plan is the June memorandum on a stopwatch, Saudi Arabia's allies convene the Mecca pact, and Brent holds above $105
Iran
+6
Sep 24, 2026
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24 min read
Four to Five Days
Tehran puts a clock on the President's big decision, negotiators sketch a phased Hormuz swap, and Netanyahu speaks to an emptied hall
Iran
+6
Sep 20, 2026
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15 min read
Will Washington Strike Iran Again?
The President is weighing whether to “go in and annihilate” Iran’s regime. Tehran has sent its conditions through Doha. How the Forum sets the odds of renewed American and Israeli strikes, and what would move them.
Iran
+4
Aug 27, 2026
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18 min read
The Corridor That Isn't
Tehran claims a Hormuz deal, Oman says otherwise, a tanker burns near Khasab, and the target list reaches the families.
Iran
+5
Jul 29, 2026
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13 min read
What the Silence Was For
The IRGC fires on Jordan hours after the Oval Office meeting, American and Saudi jets answer in Iraq, Iran rejects Oman's plan, and the fall briefing tour opens for bookings.
Iran
+5
Jul 23, 2026
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13 min read
$100 Oil, Red Sea Siege, and Trump’s Nuclear Pivot
First blood under the Houthi blockade, a $100 close, a "massive attack" weighed, a signed Saudi deal repriced by post, and the Forum's read of Iraq's $1.47 billion judgment against Turkey.
Iran
+5
Jul 20, 2026
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13 min read
The Realignment
Seventeen American names, nine nights of strikes, a Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia, and a region done renting deterrence. The era of Western frameworks is ending; here are the receipts.