Sunna Files Team

Reports published by The New York Times, Axios and The Times have revealed a broad, multi-track US diplomatic effort aimed...

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Money, Lobbying and Normalisation with Israel: How UAE Influence Rose in Washington

A lengthy investigation by the British Financial Times has examined the rapid expansion of Emirati influence in the United States,...

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Israeli Push to Distance Saudi Arabia from Pakistan and Türkiye After Mecca Agreement

Israeli political and security circles continue to closely monitor the Mecca Agreement as the prospects of Saudi normalisation with Tel...

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Erdogan and Mamdani Featured in Israeli Election Poster as Netanyahu Responds

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday shared an image of an election billboard displayed on a street in Tel...

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The Weapon of Soft Repression: How China Pursues Uyghurs Beyond Its Borders

Transnational repression has moved from the margins of human rights reporting to the centre of Western security debates. According to...

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What Do Mojtaba Khamenei’s Appointments Reveal About the War? An ‘Open Confrontation’

The latest appointments made by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, have attracted widespread attention and sparked debate over what they...

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Tehran Weighs New Escalation Options Against US as Wider Confrontation Looms

Iran is treating the current lull as an opportunity to rebuild its military and security capabilities and prepare for the...

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‘Peace Agreement or Military Trap?’ Türkiye and Syria Raise Israeli Concerns

A report claiming that Türkiye is moving towards proposing a Syrian peace agreement with the Israeli occupation, to use the...

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New ‘Sunni’ Alliance in the Middle East: Is Israel Losing Regional Ground?