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Stephen Kalin

ARTICLES BY STEPHEN KALIN

Members of the Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah in Baghdad last month.

Saudi Arabia and Iraq are caught in a hidden war within the war

4 min read . 21 Apr 2026

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has limited Saudi oil exports to about half their normal capacity.

Saudi Arabia’s grand vision slams into financial reality—and the Iran war

11 min read . 06 Apr 2026

Rocket trails are seen amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya, on March 15, 2026. (AFP)

The Middle East needs to learn how Ukraine stops cheap drones

5 min read . 16 Mar 2026

A plume of black smoke rises from the port of Fujairah in the gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 4, 2026. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since February 28, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace. (Photo: AFP)

Gulf states had a strategy of playing nice with Iran. It failed.

7 min read . 08 Mar 2026

Israel’s air assault on Iran caused heavy damage in parts of Tehran. (Photo by AFP) (AFP)

Israel’s war with Iran has reordered the Middle East—but not as expected

6 min read . 27 Jun 2025

Iran struck Israel with barrages of missiles. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (AFP)

After sitting out the Iran attack, US steps in to help Israel intercept missiles

3 min read . 14 Jun 2025

US Navy faces strain in Red Sea battling Houthis, losing jets, exposing vulnerabilities. (Image: Reuters)

How the Houthis rattled the US Navy—and transformed maritime war

10 min read . 05 Jun 2025

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed President Trump upon his arrival Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Trump’s Middle East tour boosts Arab states at Israel’s expense

5 min read . 17 May 2025

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) and US President Donald Trump (C) leave following a state dinner at Lusail Palace in Doha on May 14, 2025. (Image: AFP)

How Qatar spent billions to gain influence in the US

6 min read . 15 May 2025

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, looks over a proposed luxury-resort plan in Doha, Qatar, last month. The Trump Organization signed on April 30, its first development deal in Qatar to build a golf course and residential villas near the capital Doha. (Photo: AFP)

Trump’s family is rapidly striking business deals in the Mideast

7 min read . 12 May 2025

A sunken vessel is pictured at a site hit by Israeli forces in the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida on the Red Sea on December 21, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Shippers are skeptical of Trump’s truce with the Houthis

3 min read . 08 May 2025

A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping. (Photo: US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)

In Yemen strikes, Trump takes on a group that has outlasted powerful foes

5 min read . 17 Mar 2025

An aerial view shows an open-pit titanium mine in the Zhytomyr region, in the western part of central Ukraine. Despite tensions between Ukraine and the US, hopes are high that a possible deal with Washington could bring much-needed investment. (Photo: AFP)

A past US security pact is a cautionary tale for Ukraine’s mineral deal

6 min read . 15 Mar 2025

Majid Ajouz holding the arm of his uncle at the graveyard in Jobar. (Manu Brabo for WSJ)

In one devastated Syrian suburb, the only sign of life is the gravedigger

4 min read . 09 Feb 2025

Security officials stood guard as trucks entered Gaza after the truce. Photo: Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Aid is rushing into Gaza while the cease-fire holds

5 min read . 22 Jan 2025

People remove a government banner near Umayyad Square in Damascus. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on 8 December, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (AFP)

Assad’s rule collapses in Syria, raising concerns of a vacuum

6 min read . 08 Dec 2024

Israel has mostly focused its bombing in the Beirut area on southern suburbs where Hezbollah has had a heavy presence. (Photo by AFP) (AFP)

Strikes hit Beirut and Israel as US seeks ceasefire deal

1 min read . 19 Nov 2024

Aid groups say Unrwa’s wide-ranging responsibilities make it irreplaceable, and trying to fill the gap would be more costly. (AFP)

UN agency aiding millions of Palestinians is in jeopardy—and there’s no plan B

7 min read . 08 Nov 2024

Israeli football supporters and Dutch youth clash near Amsterdam Central station, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. (X/iAnnet/via Reuters)

Israel sending rescue planes after Israelis attacked in Amsterdam

1 min read . 08 Nov 2024

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo)

Israeli bombardment targets expected Hezbollah successor in Beirut

6 min read . 04 Oct 2024