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		Jordan walks a tightrope after downing Iranian drones and missiles
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 18, 2024
Jordan walks a tightrope after downing Iranian drones and missiles
						Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…					
				
			
		Can Netanyahu avoid triggering a regional war?
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 17, 2024
Can Netanyahu avoid triggering a regional war?
						CNN  —  Israel, aided by its allies, dodged a bullet Sunday. To be more precise, 60 tons of explosives aboard…					
				
			
		Restraint or retribution? Israel faces dilemma in its response to Iran’s attack
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 16, 2024
Restraint or retribution? Israel faces dilemma in its response to Iran’s attack
						Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…					
				
			
		Egypt repeatedly warned against expansion of conflict in ME region
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	April 16, 2024
Egypt repeatedly warned against expansion of conflict in ME region
						Head of the mission of the International Council for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva Haitham Abu Said…					
				
			
		Can China play a role in avoiding an all-out war in the Middle East?
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 16, 2024
Can China play a role in avoiding an all-out war in the Middle East?
						Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and…					
				
			
		Opinion: What does Iran really want?
		
			Featured Opinion
			
				
				 
		
	April 15, 2024
Opinion: What does Iran really want?
						CNN  —  On the surface, Iran’s Saturday missile and drone attack on Israel was a response to the Israelis’ airstrike on…					
				
			
		Israel war cabinet still debating how to respond to Iran attack, Israeli officials say
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 15, 2024
Israel war cabinet still debating how to respond to Iran attack, Israeli officials say
						Tel Aviv, Israel CNN  —  Israel’s war cabinet has been engaged in a heated debate about how and when to…					
				
			
		Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ after unprecedented Iranian attack while world leaders call for restraint
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 15, 2024
Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ after unprecedented Iranian attack while world leaders call for restraint
						CNN  —  Israel pledged that it will “exact a price” from Iran as the country weighs its response to an…					
				
			
		How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 14, 2024
How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones
						CNN  —  Almost all the ballistic missiles and drones Iran launched at Israel in an unprecedented attack late Saturday were…					
				
			
		Egypt declares state of maximum alert following regional escalation
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	April 14, 2024
Egypt declares state of maximum alert following regional escalation
						Egypt has declared a state of maximum alert with a crisis cell formed to monitor the situation in the region,…					
				
			