Judge John P. Cronan Invalidated Subpoenas Issued at Turkey’s Request Seeking U.S. Banking Records of a Longtime Aide to the Late Fethullah Gülen
Energy Analysts Say the Volume of Iranian Oil Stored at Sea Has Escalated by About 30 Million Barrels Since the Beginning of 2025
Biden and Trump Appointed Judges Let Imam Stay, Trump Judge Dissents
Radical Jihadist Groups Have Turned Their Attention Toward the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Demanding Decisive Action Against Israel
Evyatar David Is Skin and Bones. He Is 24 Years Old; He Was 22 When He Was Kidnapped 668 Days Ago by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron Virtue Signal, but Hamas’s Terrorism Cannot Be Legitimated
No Palestinian Membership Application Has Passed Muster in the U.N. Security Council, Rendering Statehood a Legal and Political Impossibility
Feminists, LGBTQ+ Activists, and Anti-Racist Groups May Not Grasp That Their Islamist Allies Oppose the Lifestyle and Freedoms They Champion
Spotlight: Building a New Middle East
It remains to be seen if the peace agreement for Gaza will hold, but it is evident a new power dynamic for the region will emerge from the rubble. How will that play out and who will benefit?

The Palestinian problem will likely continue to fester, but the coalition put together by President Trump to deal with it has a larger goal of regional peace and prosperity. Can the Gulf States, Turkey, Egypt and Israel forge stable relationships and trade goods and services rather than punches?
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