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Analysis: After officially reopening its border with neighbouring Syria last year, a new challenge has plagued Jordan's borders: an organised, accelerating, and increasingly violent drug trafficking operation.
Analysis: In the space of a few short years, Iran has supplied its militia proxies across the Middle East with unprecedented drone capabilities, significantly upping the stakes for its regional adversaries.
![Drug pills are displayed at customs warehouse after a total of 1,072 kilograms (2,000 pounds) of Captagon drugs â more than 6.2 million pills. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1232942897.jpg?h=a9b40787&itok=9JyqvbuJ)
In-depth: Captagon is by no means a new phenomenon in the Middle East, but the Syrian civil war and a collapsing economy have pushed the market into high gear.
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Analysis: Netanyahu's hawkish rhetoric on Iran was one of the hallmarks of his time in power, but while there might be a shift in tone, the new Israeli government's stance is unlikely to change significantly.
Iran views Iraq as its most important foreign policy arena and maintains excellent and deep ties with every faction. In other words, whoever wins in the Iraqi elections, Iran wins.
Iraq is using Baathist-era laws to indict critics, prompting anger that penal codes imposed by a dictatorial regime are being used to crush dissent.
In the two years since Qasem Soleimani's assassination, Iran has failed to fill the void left by its mastermind strategist and is struggling to maintain its grip on the lynchpin of its regional influence - Iraq.
In-depth: °®Âþµº for the first time reveals what was said in the room when Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the UK, attended an LSE debating society event in November.
In-depth: Saudi Arabia's decision to ban Lebanese produce comes as the country is experiencing the worst economic crisis in its modern history.
In-depth: The Biden administration could reset caustic ties with Iran, but how will that affect Tehran's budding relations with socialist Latin American states?