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Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds face a more peripheral future

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IRAQ

Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…

Iran’s limited direct attack is set to empower Israel

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IRAN/ISRAEL

IRAN/ISRAEL: The limited direct attack empowers Israel

Israel-Iran-US war risk is being over-hyped but exists

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IRAN/ISRAEL/US

IRAN/ISRAEL/US: War risk is over-hyped but exists

Gaza will strain but not break Gulf-Iranian detente

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GULF STATES

While tensions across the region have risen sharply, Gulf and Iranian officials have engaged in regular and high-level dialogue that has so far prevented a wider conflagration…

The Gulf’s mediation role will grow in importance

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GULF STATES

GULF STATES: Mediation role will grow in importance

Israel will carefully calibrate its Iran retaliation

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ISRAEL

The assault caused almost no damage after a combined air defence including the United States and other allies intercepted nearly all the projectiles. Nonetheless, it was Iran’s…

Jordan may have to tighten its protest crackdown

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JORDAN

JORDAN: Amman may have to tighten its crackdown

Baku will resist a quick peace deal with Armenia

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ARMENIA

The latest round of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Geneva on March 22 ended without any concrete progress on negotiations over a bilateral peace agreement. The meeting…

Russia will strengthen food security measures

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RUSSIA

State intervention has helped the production and export of food products to soar to record levels, with markets in Asia and the Middle East replacing those of Europe. These…

Afghanistan’s marginalised groups face increasing woes

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban have increasingly fraught relations not only with Shia, most of whom are ethnic Hazaras, but also with other marginalised communities, including Salafis -- a small…