the Mideast
noun
US
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
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In the decades since, Iran-U.S. relations have see-sawed between enmity and grudging diplomacy, with relations peaking when Tehran made the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers before Trump withdrew from the deal, sparking more tensions in the Mideast that persist today.
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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In a video Hamas released Saturday, Israeli soldier and hostage Liri Albag, speaking under duress, expressed anguish over her situation and mentioned being held 450 days.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Many observers believe that the American sea and air power now collecting in the Mideast is aimed not just at the Houthis but at Iran and its military assets, most particularly at the nuclear projects within the country.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Humanitarian organizations, Israeli rights groups and countries in Europe and the Mideast have said this violates international law and amounts to collective punishment.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Advertisement World & Nation President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Jan. 1, 2025
In a video Hamas released Saturday, Israeli soldier and hostage Liri Albag, speaking under duress, expressed anguish over her situation and mentioned being held 450 days.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Many observers believe that the American sea and air power now collecting in the Mideast is aimed not just at the Houthis but at Iran and its military assets, most particularly at the nuclear projects within the country.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Humanitarian organizations, Israeli rights groups and countries in Europe and the Mideast have said this violates international law and amounts to collective punishment.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Mideast
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