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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to TIME's Brian Bennett, right, and Joseph Hincks in Jerusalem on June 25.

Read the Transcript of TIME's Interview With Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with TIME correspondents...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with TIME correspondents Brian Bennett and Joseph Hincks at his residence in Jerusalem on June 25. The following excerpts from the conversation have been condensed and edited for...

A picture obtained by AFP from Iranian News Agency ISNA on June 13, 2019 reportedly shows fire and smoke billowing from Norwegian owned Front Altair tanker said to have been attacked in the waters of the Gulf of Oman.

How U.S. Allies in the Middle East are Responding to Rising Tensions with Iran

The impact of escalation is likely to be most acute in the Gulf region

Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime choke point with Iran situated at the top and the United Arab Emirates to the South.

Two Oil Tankers Attacked in the Middle East, Stoking Fears of Conflict

The attack echoes one last month

Forces allied with the U.N.-backed government reload ammo on the frontline outside Tripoli in April 2019.

'Fighting But No Progress' in Libya's Capital. Inside the Surreal Siege of Tripoli

While the world's attention has been everywhere else, Libya remains in chao...

While the world's attention has been everywhere else, Libya remains in chaos. The capital city, Tripoli, home of the government recognized by the U.N., is under siege by the forces of General Khalifa Haftar, who...

This picture taken on Jan. 17, 2019, shows the controversial barrier separating the Palestinian West Bank village of Eizariya (foreground) and Jerusalem (background).

The Palestinian Issue Used to Be a Major Factor in Israeli Elections. Here’s Why It Hasn’t Been This Time

Significant disagreement on the issue was rarely even noted, let alone deba...

Significant disagreement on the issue was rarely even noted, let alone debated, in the run-up to the election

After the ‘War of Annihilation’ Against ISIS

Homes make a city. More than buildings, roads, schools, markets, hospitals ...

Homes make a city. More than buildings, roads, schools, markets, hospitals and shops, it’s homes and the people who live in them that create the life of a place. The Islamic State of Iraq and...

Pope Francis with Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, at an Abu Dhabi mosque on Feb. 4

On Historic Trip to Arabian Peninsula, Pope Francis Tries to Bridge Gulfs

The first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Isla...

The first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, was meant to build bridges between faiths. But shortly after Pope Francis touched down in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab...

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Read the Transcript of TIME's Interview With Benjamin Netanyahu

How U.S. Allies in the Middle East are Responding to Rising Tensions with Iran

Two Oil Tankers Attacked in the Middle East, Stoking Fears of Conflict

'Fighting But No Progress' in Libya's Capital. Inside the Surreal Siege of Tripoli

The Palestinian Issue Used to Be a Major Factor in Israeli Elections. Here’s Why It Hasn’t Been This Time

After the ‘War of Annihilation’ Against ISIS

On Historic Trip to Arabian Peninsula, Pope Francis Tries to Bridge Gulfs

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