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Avigdor Leiberman, Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu are key figures in today's polarised politics in Israel. Reuters
Explosions at Iran's nuclear sites have exposed fissures in Israeli politics

A public spat between members of Israel's security establishment also appears to confirm Tel Aviv's role in the attacks

CommentJuly 09, 2020
Con Coughlin
Then British foreign secretary Boris Johnson, left, and former prime minister Theresa May at the UN headquarters in New York in September 2017. AP Photo
There's no love lost between Theresa May and Boris Johnson

Personal misgiving could be at the heart of the former British prime minister's criticisms of her successor in Parliament

CommentJuly 02, 2020
Con Coughlin
An Iranian navy vessel is seen during war games in the Indian Ocean earlier this month. Reuters
Iran’s proposed base in the Indian Ocean is a threat to the US and its Gulf allies

Tehran is determined to take on Washington's military muscle in the seas despite setbacks to its economy

CommentJune 25, 2020
Con Coughlin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, front, and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Brics summit in Goa, India, in 2016. India and China have sought to de-escalate tensions following a fatal clash along a disputed border. AP Photo
India-China dispute adds troubling dimension to region's geopolitics

Neighbours with large populations and economies, they need to resolve their differences before the tensions take on an even greater significance

CommentJune 18, 2020
Con Coughlin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara this week. AFP
On Libya, Turkey should accept Egypt's offer to come to the table

By dismissing Cairo's proposal, Ankara risks jeopardising its place in the Mena region

CommentJune 11, 2020
Con Coughlin
The formal banking system remains the most used way of funding terrorism. AFP
Donald Trump should beware of an ISIS resurgence

As countries focus on the threat of Covid-19, the terror group is regaining momentum

CommentJune 04, 2020
Con Coughlin
Workers on the Iranian ship Fortune with gasoline in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 25 May 2020. EPA / Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information handout
Venezuelans may soon suffer the bad fortune of closer ties to Iran

The arrival of an Iranian petrol tanker in Venezuela this week threatens to renew friction in the Americas

OpinionMay 28, 2020
Con Coughlin
Abdullah Abdullah (L) and Ashraf Ghani (R) sign an agreement to end their political fued EPA
Will Afghanistan's new coalition be able to take on the Taliban?

Having ceased their own in-fighting, Afghan politicians must now find a way to stop the civil war

OpinionMay 21, 2020
Con Coughlin
Yusuf Al Qaradawi is a leading Muslim Brotherhood figurehead based in Qatar. Reuters
Extremists are using Zoom and other tools to exploit the pandemic

Coronavirus has captured the world's attention, and Islamist groups are happy the world is looking the other way

OpinionMay 14, 2020
Con Coughlin
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has been focused on containing the coronavirus outbreak and securing a bailout package from the IMF. EPA
Iran's economy will face more turbulence over airline controversy

President Hassan Rouhani's bid to secure a bailout package from the IMF will be hampered by Mahan Air's alleged role in spreading the virus throughout the region

CommentMay 07, 2020
Con Coughlin
Chinese staffers adjust US and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations in Beijing last year. Reuters
How US hostility towards China risks jeopardising the fight against coronavirus

Instead of co-operating with each other to solve a global crisis, the world's leading superpowers are setting themselves up for confrontation in the South China Sea

CommentApril 30, 2020
Con Coughlin
Are Donald Trump's United States and Hassan Rouhani's Iran about to engage in another round of escalating tensions? AFP
Hit by coronavirus, Iran should beware of Donald Trump's threats

The regime in Tehran is in the midst of a major crisis, one where provoking a fresh confrontation with the US is not going to help its chances of survival

CommentApril 23, 2020
Con Coughlin
The European Commission, headed by Ursula von der Leyen, has come under criticism for its handling of the crisis. AFP
A union in disarray: could the pandemic break the EU?

Europe's struggles to contain the pandemic are reflected in a lack of consensus between its member states on issues ranging from research to economic rescue package

CommentApril 16, 2020
Con Coughlin
A couple wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of Covid-19, walks on the street in Qom, Iran March 24, 2020. West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Europe is offering Iran aid, and a chance to restore its relationship with the world

It does not help Iran to denounce an offer from the Trump administration to help combat the pandemic as “deception and lies”

OpinionApril 16, 2020
Con Coughlin
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to St Thomas' Hospital in London on Sunday, 10 days after testing positive for the virus. Reuters
With the PM in hospital, who is really running Britain?

Britain's youngest cabinet in more than 100 years is divided over its Covid-19 strategy – and that needs to change

CommentApril 09, 2020
Con Coughlin
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