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2020 Middle East preview: Uncertainty, turbulence, and escalation with Iran

A drone photo shows thousands of Iranians attend the funeral ceremony of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Forces, who was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Iraq, in Tehran, Iran on January 06, 2020.

Escalation with Iran now dominates 2020

A drone photo shows thousands of Iranians attend the funeral ceremony of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Forces, who was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Iraq, in Tehran, Iran on January 06, 2020.

A hectic year for Egypt

A complete overview of the Ramses Hilton Hotel (R), the Maspero Television Building (C) and the building of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a view of the Qasr El Nil Bridge (front) on the banks of the Nile.

The Gulf in 2020 faces many questions, few answers

Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (C) poses for a family photo with Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2nd R), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman (R), Bahrain King Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa (3rd R), Oman Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said (4th L) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (2nd L) prior to the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) annual summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 10, 2019.

Iraq is right where it doesn’t want to be

Mourners surround a car carrying the coffins of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed in a US air strike, during their funeral procession in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad, on January 4, 2020.

Storms on the horizon for Turkey in 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends the Symposium on Urban Security at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on January 02, 2020.

As the prospects for a deal recede, Yemen may be set for more turbulence

Yemeni security forces loyal to the Huthi-rebel government stands guard as Muslim worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at a square in the capital Sanaa on June 5, 2019, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

US “maximum pressure” and Iranian “maximum resistance” will come to a head in 2020

People gather to stage a protest against the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by a US air strike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran on January 3, 2020.

Uncertainty abounds for Afghanistan in 2020

General view of city amid heavy smog in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 01, 2019.

The future of the UK’s relationship with the Maghreb

Algerian protesters wave national flags during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers, on December 20, 2019.

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