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The unthinkable in the troubled Middle East happened in 2024, with a major geopolitical shift after the stunning collapse of ...

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From Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and the fall of Syrian long-time dictator Bashar Assad to Russia's war on Ukraine and ...

From Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and the fall of Syrian long-time dictator Bashar Assad to Russia's war on Ukraine and ...

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