Center for Middle East Policy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on what is expected to be "implementation day," the day the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verifies that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF20000096885

Watch: Experts explain what’s at stake on the Iran nuclear deal

Suzanne Maloney and Thomas Wright

Friday, May 4, 2018

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30, 2018. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen - RC11C40F3DE0

Israeli intelligence coup could help Trump “fix” the Iran deal

Friday, May 4, 2018

REFILE - CORRECTING ACTION Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30, 2018. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen - RC13A39FB630

As Trump mulls the Iran deal’s fate, a three-ring circus ensues

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

A Muslim Sheikh casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in Houla village, southern Lebanon, May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - S1BETFNDFFAA

Lebanese elections: Good for the country, warts and all

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Syrians wave Iranian, Russian and Syrian flags during a protest against U.S.-led air strikes in Damascus,Syria April 14,2018.REUTERS/ Omar Sanadiki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1815671B90

Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism—But don’t treat it that way

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, April 30, 2018

Pro-Houthi army officers carry the coffin of Saleh al-Samad, a senior Houthi official, during a funeral procession held for him and his six body guards, killed by Saudi-led air strikes last week, in Sanaa, Yemen April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RC18A83212A0

What Houthi revenge could mean for Saudi elites

Monday, April 30, 2018

Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at a makeshift memorial on Yonge Street following a van that attacked multiple people in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC18FFE2D540

Spreading terror: How the Toronto attack echoes recent trends in extremist violence

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

U.S. Marine soldiers take a rest on top of a M1A1 battle tank. April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TRANSPORT) - GM1E94M14LE01

Time to show Russia a military parade—In Syria

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber, being deployed to launch strikes as part of the multinational response to Syria's use of chemical weapons, is refuelled by a KC-135 tanker aircraft over an undisclosed location, April 14, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC1C9014E3B0

An illusory victory: Was “mission accomplished” in Syria?

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Monday, April 23, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce military strikes on Syria during a statement at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Trump, promising hellfire in Syria, blinked. Why that could bode well for the Iran deal

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, April 18, 2018