International Relations – Page 28 – War Watch

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Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace
ByVivian Nereim July 13, 2025

The 2020 agreements addressed diplomacy and commerce, not conflicts or the Palestinians. Predictions that the deals would produce regional peace were baseless, analysts say.

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Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace
ByVivian Nereim July 13, 2025July 13, 2025

The 2020 agreements addressed diplomacy and commerce, not conflicts or the Palestinians. Predictions that the deals would produce regional peace were baseless, analysts say.

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They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim July 12, 2025July 12, 2025

In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.

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Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce
ByEuan Ward July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Israel has been conducting near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets as the Iranian-backed group comes under pressure to disarm amid fears of a renewed war.

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Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce
ByEuan Ward July 9, 2025

Israel has been conducting near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets as the Iranian-backed group comes under pressure to disarm amid fears of a renewed war.

Read More Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce
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After Decades of Hostility, Israeli-Syrian Relations Begin to Thaw
ByChristina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman July 9, 2025

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.

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After Decades as Enemies, Syria and Israel Now Share a Common Foe
ByChristina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.

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Wildfires Scar Syria Anew
ByEuan Ward July 9, 2025

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.

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Wildfires Scar Syria Anew
ByEuan Ward July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.

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China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis
ByEdward Wong July 6, 2025July 7, 2025

Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed the limits of that idea.

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