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People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City on October 7, 2023 during an Israeli air strike that hit the Palestine Tower building. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the bloodiest escalation in the wider conflict since May 2021, with hundreds more wounded on both sides. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel-Saudi normalization falls casualty of Hamas attack

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 30: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud ahead of the family photo on the opening day of Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Daniel Jayo/Getty Images)

Analysis

Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Jordanian King Abdullah II at the Middle East Global Summit on Sept. 20, 2023. (Al-Monitor/Yvonne Tnt)

Analysis

Jordan's King Abdullah: You can’t parachute over Palestine to make peace with Israel

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers remarks at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 21, 2022 in New York City.

Analysis

Will US-Iran prisoner exchange jumpstart diplomacy at UNGA?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

A seller of Turkish national flags walks at Mahmutpasa district, one of Istanbul's biggest textile shopping centre, near Grand Bazaar, on Dec. 2, 2021.

Analysis

Are we seeing the start of Turkey’s economic turnaround?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Analysis

US-Saudi diplomacy gives lifeline to Palestinian leadership, two-state solution

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

A man walks past a power station on the outskirts of Beijing, April 7, 2005.

Analysis

US-Saudi nuclear cooperation makes sense because of China, not just Israel

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

President Joe Biden speaks at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Aug. 10, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Analysis

Is Biden’s reset on Iran paying off?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister in Damascus on July 16, 2023.

Analysis

The missing peace between Syria and Turkey

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Navy Gulf

Analysis

Biden considers raising stakes for escalation with Iran in Gulf

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US President Joe Biden is welcomed by Mecca province governor Prince Khaled al-Faisal (white robe) and Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud (L), Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, upon his arrival from Israel, on July 15, 2022.

Analysis

Iran should be catalyst for Israel-Saudi normalization

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Burns CIA

Analysis

Is Iran getting the Biden administration’s message on Russia?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti