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Samia Nakhoul

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A war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed

A war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed

If President Donald Trump ends the war with Iran without a deal, he risks leaving Tehran with a stranglehold over Middle East energy supplies and Gulf...

02.04.2026 90

Japan Today

Samia Nakhoul

Gulf warnings and fears of miscalculation preceded Trump’s pause in Iran showdown

Gulf warnings and fears of miscalculation preceded Trump’s pause in Iran showdown

Donald Trump’s abrupt pause in his showdown with Iran followed warnings from Gulf states that the war was veering into a far more perilous phase and...

26.03.2026 60

Japan Today

Samia Nakhoul

Gulf states press U.S. to neutralize Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic Republic still able...

19.03.2026 60

Japan Today

Samia Nakhoul

With their economies on the line, Gulf states press US to neutralize Iran for good

After initially opposing the US-Israeli war, Washington’s allies now realize that stopping too soon could allow Tehran to keep holding the region to...

17.03.2026 70

The Times of Israel

Samia Nakhoul

Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast U.S., Israel

Iran is wagering it can outlast the United States and Israel--not militarily, but by grinding the war into a brutal contest of endurance. Its strategy...

12.03.2026 90

Japan Today

Samia Nakhoul

More hardline than his father, Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment signals defiance and revenge

Successor and son of Iran’s slain supreme leader will ‘have no choice’ but to expand repression, even if war ends, official says, warning world...

09.03.2026 80

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Samia Nakhoul

Isolated and under fire: Iran strikes out as Russia and China stand aside

With its supreme leader killed and its war machine under relentless U.S. pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and...

06.03.2026 100

Japan Today

Samia Nakhoul

Lebanese PM: International Monetary Fund demanding changes to economic rescue bill

Rescue law is aimed at hauling Lebanon out of its worst financial crisis on record and giving depositors access to savings frozen for six years

23.01.2026 30

The Times of Israel

Samia Nakhoul

Why the massive Iran protests haven’t toppled its clerical establishment

Protests have gone on for weeks, but unless street unrest and foreign pressure can prompt defections at the top, the regime, though weakened, will...

14.01.2026 100

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Samia Nakhoul

US envoy denies Syrian regime forces were involved in atrocities against Druze

Tom Barrack urges Sharaa to be ‘more inclusive quicker’ or risk his country’s fragmentation; says IDF strikes added to ‘confusion,’ offers...

23.07.2025 70

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Samia Nakhoul

After strikes, Israel and US diverge on how to further pressure Iran

While Trump says his priority is diplomacy, source familiar with Netanyahu’s thinking says the premier wants to use more force to compel fundamental...

09.07.2025 70

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Samia Nakhoul

‘JCPOA 2’: New US-Iran nuke deal said shaping up as largely similar to one Trump ended

Agreement being negotiated ‘preserves the core’ of 2015 deal, sources say; may impose constraints on uranium enrichment but not dismantle nuclear...

02.05.2025 40

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Samia Nakhoul