Calls in Iran for a revision of the country’s nuclear defence doctrine are growing louder as Israel’s attacks on Iran’s main proxy group, Hezbollah, intensify.
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UN peacekeeping force Unifil is the only international witness to events on the ground in southern Lebanon as the IDF expands its incursion.
Middle East experts Mireille Rebeiz and Amnon Aran talk to The Conversation Weekly about the recent escalation in the Middle East.
October 7 was a terrible milestone in a conflict that has been raging for nearly eight decades and seems to have no prospect of ending.
One year on, the sense of grief and hurt from October 7 is still strong.
A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.
Before Oct. 7, 2023, the Middle East seemed relatively stable. The peace was broken by Hamas’ attack, Israel’s response and expanding regional violence. But the politics have not changed.
Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ is looking for Tehran to respond in force as a commitment to regional network of proxies.
As the ground war in Lebanon heats up, how did it happen and where might it all end up?
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
Over the past two decades, the west has begun to present these extrajudicial killings as ‘justice’ with scant regard for international law.
The US is ruling out a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but Israel has other options for retaliation. One thing is clear: a regional war is no longer imminent, it is here.
Iran could no longer be seen as sitting on the fence, allowing its proxy allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, to engage with Israel on their own.
A US counterterrorism expert explains the dynamics between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas – and why Hezbollah presents new risks for the US and other places globally.
This is the sixth time Israel has mounted a military invasion of Lebanon.
Displays of the Hezbollah flag have raised political passions and debate about the limits to free speech.
With Israeli troops on the ground in Southern Lebanon, conflict in the Middle East escalates further. But Israel’s tried this before and hasn’t achieved its goals.
War with Israel could destroy Lebanon’s already fragile economy and political landscape.
The government has pledged to examine the visa status of protesters who waved Hezbollah flags in Sydney and Melbourne at the weekend, and has also met its pledge to appoint an Islamophobia envoy.
There is now speculation that Israel may invade Lebanon while Hezbollah is in disarray.
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