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In a now viral video, Alain Otayek, a saxophone player, is shown soloing at a rooftop bar as Iran’s ballistic missiles soar over Lebanon. “I felt I needed to continue playing so I can give the people some peace” he told The Post.

Multiple B-2 Spirit bombers were making their way west over the Pacific Ocean on Sat. B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft able to carry the 30,000-lb bunker-busting bombs thought to be capable of penetrating Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear enrichment facility washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

A sweeping U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has left many Iranians deeply worried about a widening conflict — as Tehran said it reserves “all options” to respond and accused Washington of scuttling diplomatic efforts. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

Breaking news: Blast rocks St. Elias Church in the Douweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syrian Civil Defense is at the scene tending to the wounded, says cause of the explosion is still unknown.

Syrian Interior Ministry says an ISIS suicide bomber is behind the attack on the Damascus church.

The images of at least six apparent bomb entry points at Iran’s key Fordow uranium enrichment facility are the first look at damage to one of Iran’s main nuclear facilities after American bombers struck that site and two others. wapo.st/468QALg

Deadly church bombing reignites Christians’ fears in post-Assad Syria ⁦suzan Haidamous⁩ and I report washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

Quoted in suzan Haidamous and Mohamad El Chamaa's article for The Washington Post: "Deadly church bombing reignites Christians’ fears in post-Assad Syria" washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

An audio recording obtained by The Washington Post is a window into the covert campaign by Israeli intelligence to intimidate and divide Iranian military officials. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

#Syria #church bombing reignites fears among #Christians that it is going to affect the Christian presence in the area.” ⁦Mohamad El Chamaa⁩ and ⁦suzan Haidamous⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to hold as Trump heads to Europe washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

U.S. initial damage report: Iran nuclear program set back by months, not obliterated washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“Iran’s supreme leader is in a tenuous position, with detractors faulting him for setbacks and even supporters signaling concerns over his leadership.” ⁦Yeganeh Torbati⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

Since December, about as many Syrians have fled from Syria to Lebanon as have returned from Lebanon to Syria – maybe more. My latest for L'Orient Today on what those numbers mean, and implications for Lebanon's returns policy: today.lorientlejour.com/article/146683…

“The attempt to prohibit the event appeared to backfire. While there were no official estimates of crowd size, frequent attendees said they had never seen anything like the throngs that filled more than a mile of central Budapest” washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

1/ Over the past two months, we investigated a deeply troubling pattern of kidnappings and disappearances targeting Alawite women and girls in Syria. A minority sect, to which former Syrian president Assad belongs, is now being targeted indiscriminately. Adla Massoud

Spoke with members of Syria's Jewish community at home and abroad about life after the fall of the Assad regime, the efforts to rebuild the ancient Jobar Synagogue, and the community's rich history in the country. Photos by Salwan Georges 📸 washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

.The Washington Post's Mohamad El Chamaa on Syria's Jewish émigré community and new efforts to return to the country and reconnect: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

“It’s the policy process catching up with Trump’s announcement in Riyadh,” said ⁦Aaron Y. Zelin⁩ “This will be an ongoing process that the U.S. government and bureaucracy will be continuing to deal with for at least the next six to 10 months.” My report 👇 washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Quoted here in Mohamad El Chamaa’s The Washington Post article looking at the State Department’s announcement about revoking the FTO designation on HTS