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Direct drone and missile strikes cross a rubicon
America urges restraint after Iran’s large but futile bombardment of Israel
Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation
Get to grips with a region that plays a vital role in geopolitics, the climate a...
Iran’s attack on Israel throws out old rules and puts allies in a delicate position
How does it respond without squandering the coalition that supported it?
The next elections will be both uncompetitive and unfair
New images shared with The Economist show how a swap helped calm a crisis
Both sides have a chance to de-escalate their conflict, at least for now
Why the ANC’s losses are not the official opposition’s gain
Abiy Ahmed is imposing his vision on Ethiopia’s capital
The British Museum is sending one of Iran’s adored antiquities to Israel
More than a quarter of the region’s 400m people live in states dominated by arme...