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  • Iraqi demonstrators set tires ablaze behind the walls protecting the Iranian consulate in the Shiite Muslim shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the night of November 3, 2019.
    Iraqi demonstrators set tires ablaze behind the walls protecting the Iranian consulate in the Shiite Muslim shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the night of November 3, 2019.
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    The Revolt Against Iran

    Iran’s plans for regional hegemony depend on being seen as the protector of loyal Shiite Muslims—but those are exactly the people leading mass protests against Iranian domination in Iraq and Lebanon

    byEliora Katz
  • A damaged installation in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant is pictured on Sept. 20, 2019
    A damaged installation in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant is pictured on Sept. 20, 2019
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    Smoke Signals in the Next Middle East War

    Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil fields was a warning to Israel in an escalating regional war

    bySeth Frantzman
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    A New Strategy to Counter Iran’s Growing Power

    Obama’s attempt to make Tehran an ally against ISIS has backfired. Trump needs to ditch that approach to keep Iran in check and prevent an ISIS resurgence.

    byOmar Hossino
  • A member of the U.S. Air Force at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2017
    A member of the U.S. Air Force at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2017
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    The Only Path to a U.S. Victory in the Middle East Is to Leave Now

    American foreign policy is unmoored from American reality

    byLee Smith
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