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Russia has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran.

President Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, despite Israel's reported ...

The conflict between Israel and Iran has shaped the Middle East for decades. It was largely on a low boil as the two sides ...

Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of ...

Trump distanced himself from direct involvement in Israel’s strikes. But Benjamin Netanyahu will need the U.S. president to ...

Israelis have been rallying around the flag since the attacks began last week, even if not around Netanyahu himself.

By Ben Aris in Berlin With its long-standing good relations with both Tel Aviv and Tehran, the outbreak of war in the Middle ...

Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.

Israel has tried to convince the U.S. to get involved as both Israel and Iran escalate their strikes on each other.

US president says he is hopeful about his latest efforts to bring “peace”, while Iran reaches out to mediators to cease the ...

It is tragically clear that the lessons of past failed military adventurism in the region have been entirely ignored. Israeli ...