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Joe Snell

Joe Snell is an editorial team member of Al-Monitor. On Twitter: @joesnell03, Email: jsnell@al-monitor.com

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi is pictured during his first press conference since his election on the weekend in Tehran, on June 21, 2021.

The Takeaway: Does Raisi sink prospects for Iran nuclear deal?

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Tunisia barricades

The Takeaway: The roots of Tunisia’s political crisis are economic

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

US President Joe Biden (R) and Jordan's King Abdullah II smile during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2021.

The Takeaway: Biden-Abdullah White House summit key to Israel-Jordan reset

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Bagram base in Afghanistan

The Takeaway: Erdogan weighs risks of Afghan mission against benefits for US ties

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Assyrian villagers of Iraq's Nahla Valley work to put out flames caused by Turkish airstrikes.

Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response

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pmu march in baghdad

The Takeaway: Does Iran want to scuttle nuclear deal talks with militia attacks in Iraq?

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi delivers speech at the Imam Reza shrine in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, on June 22, 2021.

The Takeaway: Iran deal on front burner before Raisi takes office

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

A man stands by fans spraying air mixed with water vapor deployed by donors to cool down pedestrians along a street in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, on June 30, 2021, amidst a severe heatwave.

Intel: Iraq’s power crisis prompts resignation of electricity minister

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Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi is pictured during his first press conference in the Islamic republic's capital Tehran, on June 21, 2021.

The Takeaway: Raisi likely can’t resist economic benefits of Iran nuclear deal

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

US President Joe Biden (R) speaks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to a plenary session of a NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021.

The Takeaway: Pragmatism is the new watchword in US-Turkey relations

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

This file photo taken on Dec. 26, 2019 shows a general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia.

The Takeaway: US looks to Gulf to help break deadlock in Nile Dam dispute

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas (L) signs a coalition agreement with Yair Lapid (L) and Naftali Bennett (C) in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021.

The Takeaway: Israel’s new government united in opposition to Bibi but not much else

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell