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Kim Ghattas

Kim Ghattas

The Guardian

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Trump cannot manifest Middle East peace

The US president thinks his ceasefire has brought calm but the reality is an ongoing war on multiple fronts

07.11.2025 10

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Hizbollah is not the IRA

There is no peace deal on the table and those who expected the militant group to capitulate were deluded

21.08.2025 10

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Netanyahu is good at starting wars, but it’s ending them that matters

The Israeli prime minister has consistently misread the region since the 1980s, dooming it to endless cycles of violence

18.06.2025 20

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Trump’s patience with Netanyahu is running out

The US is pursuing its own objectives and cutting Israel out of dealmaking with Iran and Saudi Arabia

13.05.2025 10

Financial Times

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Saudi Arabia’s high-wire act wobbles amid Trump’s Gaza gambit

But the kingdom should remember that it still has considerable leverage over the US president

06.02.2025 6

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future

For decades, politicians in Beirut have blamed their inaction on outside forces

09.01.2025 9

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

How Syria broke the world and is now Iran’s Achilles heel

Helping Damascus stretched Tehran’s capabilities, while Russia exploited perceived western weakness

10.12.2024 10

Financial Times

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The many questions of war

Safety is a relative term when conflict is in your community

01.11.2024 7

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Lebanon is caught in a maelstrom of challenges

The country feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made on its own

16.10.2024 6

Financial Times

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Its strategy may lie in ruins, but Hizbollah will not admit defeat

There is a short window for international diplomacy to find a face-saving formula for the Iran-backed militant group

24.09.2024 4

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

The Middle East plays roulette as everyone gambles for time

As the world waits for the US election, the possibility of a ceasefire and deal is diminishing

11.09.2024 20

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Iran and Israel’s choreography of death must stop

This time retaliation is likely to come on multiple fronts and it will be harder to intercept and contain

01.08.2024 5

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas