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Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective - opinion

From Egypt to Iran, leaders often choose honor over surrender, enduring defeat rather than risking public humiliation.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2024
View of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, January 25, 2024.

Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - analysis

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters


Yalla peace: No deals with the devil

Like the proverbial pact with the Germans during the British Mandate and Saddam Hussein inthe 1990s, cheering Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not help the Palestinian cause.

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Mideast Monitor: Lebanonization of Iraq

Teheran’s patronage over a portion of the Iraqi Shi’ite community and political leadership resembles Syria’s domination of the Lebanese political system.

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Ahmadinejad’s miscalculation

Israel is temperate, humane and pragmatic.

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Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks

Government fears new insurgent offensive post US withdrawal.

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In porn, a story of Iraq's politics

Films' availability a sign of security situation.

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Demonizing Israel is bad for the Palestinians

The negative focus on Israel by the global media has harmed the Palestinians’ interests for decades.

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Former Iraqi PM urges interim government

Ayad Allawi says move would counter efforts to change vote results and prevent country from sliding into violence.

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Ahmadinejad: Proposed sanctions not legal

"The nuclear issue of Iran has turned into a big test for the entire world," Iranian president says, accusing US, Britain of "lying like previous lies."

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Lebanese PM says Scuds accusations like Iraq's WMD

Saad Hariri denies Israeli allegations that Hizbullah obtained the missiles from Syria.

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2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed

US: Deaths may be most significant blow to group since insurgency.

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