Opinion: Iran's new foreign minister, Amir-Abdollahian, will likely continue the Iranian policy of destabilisation and promoting militias, hindering regional reintegration, writes Arash Azizi.
The Kerman attack exposes gaping holes in Iran's security policy, but leaders continue to fan regional flames with hollow threats, writes Ahmet Furkan Ozyakar.
Joseph Daher argues that Iran and Hezbollah’s strategic regional interests which requires a reconciliation between their allies, are defining the growing relationship between the Syrian regime and Hamas.
Comment: Despite both candidates attempting to appeal to a broad base of voters, the gulf between their parties was clear for all to see, writes Mitchell Plitnick.
Comment: Trump, who repeatedly claimed he doesn't wish to drag the US into another Middle East war has just brought that war one step closer, writes ICG's Robert Malley.
Comment: Millennials are now the largest adult generation in the US, and their politics are distinctly more liberal than those of their predecessors, writes Craig Kafura.
When it comes to the Iran nuclear negotiations, diverging US and Israeli diplomatic interests are nothing new, but it may be impossible to reconcile these interests to achieve a lasting deal, writes Trita Parsi.