A rift is emerging between the US and Israel over Syria, after Israeli airstrikes hit the capital Damascus last week. Fareed speaks with Atlantic contributing writer Robert Worth about the shifting alliances shaping the Middle East after the fall of the country’s former dictator,

Tensions remain heightened between Israel and Gaza as Iran has vowed not to abandoned their nuclear enrichment program in the wake of the U.S. bombing mission last month.

The Trump administration has expressed frustration with Israeli actions in recent days.

France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East's future.

He specializes in Middle East security issues. Research Fellow, Zineb Riboua is a research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East.

Moscow’s failures will resound beyond the Middle East. Whether the result of Putin’s conscious decision not to intervene or of the Kremlin’s inability to do so, Russia’s abandonment of partners in the region should be a sobering lesson for Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party: that in times of crisis, Russia will not be a reliable ally.

Attacks by the Houthi militia on commercial vessels have forced global shipping lines to divert their fleets around the Cape of Good Hope.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was heading to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, a breakthrough that has eluded the administration for months as conditions worsen in Gaza.

Some of Israel’s closest allies have stepped up criticism of its restrictions on aid to Gaza, where doctors and aid organizations say people are dying of starvation.