ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.
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ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.

Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.
U.S. Hits Back at Iran With Sanctions, Criminal Charges and Airstrikes
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U.S. Hits Back at Iran With Sanctions, Criminal Charges and Airstrikes

The Biden administration used sanctions and criminal charges to punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s premier military force.
War Has Already Hurt the Economies of Israel’s Nearest Neighbors
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War Has Already Hurt the Economies of Israel’s Nearest Neighbors

The impact on global growth of the Middle East violence has so far been contained. That’s not the case for Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, which were already struggling.