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Lebanon’s calm gives Hezbollah time to rearm

October 19, 2026 Eran Ortal The Washington Times

A tense calm has prevailed in Lebanon since Israel’s military withdrew to the “yellow line” outlined in the June ceasefire between the two countries.

Progress on the trajectory outlined in the ceasefire agreement is stalled.

The Iran War Is A Crisis. It’s Also A Catalyst

October 13, 2026 Ilan I. Berman

Some seven months into the Trump administration’s war on Iran, it has become fashionable for much of the media to depict the conflict as a stalemate – one in which the Trump administration is drifting inexorably toward compromise with Iran’s new, military-dominated regime.

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