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Israel’s markets have been lifted by significant foreign investment and more recently by renewed investor confidence following its 12-day conflict with Iran.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to solidify a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

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.

With no plan for Gaza and growing regional defiance, the Trump administration's vision to reshape the Middle East through force is already beginning to fracture

France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East's future. French President Emmanuel Macron aims to emphasize diplomacy

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.

Israel's stock market does better than other Middle East countries, even with wars taking place on multiple fronts.

Gulf states with strong ties to President Donald Trump are emerging from the war between Israel and Iran with greater regional influence and with some of their longstanding security concerns over Iranian power assuaged.

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