Just days ago, the Middle East seemed on the brink of full-scale war. Iranian-backed militias were escalating their attacks.

President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...

Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the ...

Trump’s early declaration of a durable peace in the Middle East appears to be giving way to a multi-sided military buildup.

As Iran was a constitutional monarchy before the revolution, theocratic elements were effectively grafted on top of the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

White House said the measure would protect US interests by preventing the resurgence of Islamic State and encouraging ...

Syria walks a diplomatic tightrope between Israel and Iran, trying to avoid entanglement while war unfolds in its airspace.

Let’s be careful, though. Sure, we don’t want to reject a hand that’s extended in peace, but we also can’t assume we’re ...

Trump’s Syria strategy aims to enable US military withdrawal while weakening Iran’s influence, pressuring Hezbollah, and ...

The country remains of strategic importance in the Middle East and the fall of the Assad government meant that Iran lacked a ...