Seth J. Frantzman

Can the new government stabilize the country? Additionally, can Washington make sure it doesn’t miss an opportunity to leverage a decade of work in Syria with the Kurds and other partners?

The Houthis are one example where precision strikes on infrastructure such as ports may not work to win the conflict.

All the wheels are moving in the direction of Sharaa and his new interim government.

The fact that armed men seem to have taken over a health center and the UN didn't do anything illustrates the ‘Gazafication' of Jenin.

The goal of comments made by Iran's FM is to try to quietly influence the other countries at the D-8, especially Egypt.

"The Islamic Republic doesn't have proxy forces. Yemen fights due to their faith. Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad fight because their beliefs compel them to do so,” Khamenei said.

The ‘Magazine' visits Camp Shura, where the IDF Rabbinate helped identify and prepare more than 1,000 people for burial in the wake of Oct. 7.

The meeting with the Jordanians is important because Jordan is a neighbor and because Jordan has a long history of complex ties to Syria.

“We look forward to long-term stability in the south through the army carrying out its duties in full cooperation with UNIFIL," said Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

A report this week indicates that some of these militias and groups have stepped back from attacks in the wake of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.