Middle East and North Africa

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The dismissal of a top intel official indicates Tehran’s desire to improve the IRGC’s domestic influence and foreign capabilities ahead of the possible collapse of U.S. nuclear talks.

The country may hold its fifth election in three years if ex-leader Netanyahu doesn’t find enough support to appoint a right-wing government in the coming days.

Growing anti-refugee sentiment is pushing Ankara to mull a new military operation in Syria that could backfire by sending even more refugees into Turkey.

U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia in July.

The integrated air and missile defense system laid out in the proposed DEFEND Act could entice Saudi Arabia to deepen normalization with Israel.

Even if talks with Moscow prove successful, a deal could take months to implement, maintaining pressure on global food prices and fueling war fatigue in the West.

If negotiations in Vienna are not quickly resumed, tensions between Iran, the U.S. and Israel risk escalating into a direct conflict that only accelerates Tehran’s nuclear development.

The backlash against Raisi less than a year into his presidency reflects Iranians’ thinning patience with their country’s persistently weak economy -- and their leaders’ empty promises to fix it.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.