Syria walks a diplomatic tightrope between Israel and Iran, trying to avoid entanglement while war unfolds in its airspace.

Analysis: Over the past two years, Israel has dealt significant blows to Iran's "axis of resistance", writes Ali Mamouri for The Conversation.

The US has entered another war in the Middle East, following direct military strikes on Iranian assets on the evening of June 21. As this escalation unfolds, MEI scholars are providing real-time analysis to help make sense of what comes next.