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FO° Exclusive: Iran’s President Falls Out of the Sky

On May 19, 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian perished in a helicopter disaster. They crashed in Iran’s mountainous Dismar Forest, near the Azerbaijan border. There is no indication of foul play at work here. It...

Glenn Carle & Atul Singh, June 6, 2024

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How Do You See Iran’s Attacks on Israel?

Mehdi Alavi, May 3, 2024

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Hardline Outlooks Are Mainstream Now in Israel, Lebanon and Iran

James M. Dorsey, January 24, 2024

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Conflicting Fundamentalisms and Shia Political Power

Justin McCauley, December 10, 2016

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The Battle for Iraq

Sunil Patel, July 1, 2014

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by Bilal Ahmed

Iraq and the New Westphalia

June 15, 2014

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by Navhat Nuraniyah

The Fallout From Syria: Hate Speech in Indonesia

March 25, 2014

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by Lana Asfour

Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

March 19, 2014

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by Manuel Langendorf

Iraq: Sectarianism, Oil and the War in Syria (Part 1/2)

March 17, 2014

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by Sunil Patel

Iraq: The Struggle for Truth in Fallujah

March 8, 2014

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by Gary Grappo

Lesson of Lebanon Can Help Solve Syrian Crisis

February 19, 2014

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by Duncan Thomas

Iraq: The Lasting Impact of the US Invasion

February 19, 2014

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by Sarah Eltantawi

Lessons from the Egyptian Revolution

February 12, 2014

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by Jafar Hassan

Time for Iraq to Take Responsibility (Part 2/2)

January 29, 2014

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