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On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

By: AL-Monitor
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AL-Monitor Senior Correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region. Amberin travels the region for AL-Monitor, specializing in news and analysis in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and the Caucasus and writes the weekly Turkey Briefing newsletter. Prior to AL-Monitor, she covered Turkey, the Kurds, and conflicts in the region for The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and the Voice of America, and was The Economist's Turkey correspondent from 1999 to 2016.

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  • Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr

    Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr
    Jun 25 2025

    Israel’s conflict with Iran has wiped out dozens of top military leaders and scientists and inflicted major damage on critical facilities, yet the regime has survived.

    The Iranian people have not risen up; to the contrary, they have rallied around the flag amid a surge in anti-Western sentiment. However, the regime will need to embark on serious reforms to keep the people on its side, says Iranian American academic Vali Nasr

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    36 mins
  • Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran

    Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran
    Jun 17 2025

    As the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day, there are growing signs that the United States will intervene on the side of its Israeli allies. Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi says Israel is aiming for regime change or to turn Iran into a failed state.

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    30 mins
  • Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK

    Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK
    May 27 2025

    Ankara's latest effort to end a four-decade-long Kurdish insurgency is opaque and full of risks and opportunities for Turkey and Syria, says lawmaker Cengiz Candar.

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    21 mins

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