# Frankly Speaking | S14 E7 | Prof. Yossi Mekelberg, Senior fellow with the MENA Programme

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Podcast: [Arab News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/arab-news-3753613)
Published: 2026-06-21T14:20:04+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode, we speak with Professor Yossi Mekelberg, senior consulting fellow at Chatham House. After months of conflict, a new agreement between the United States and Iran has raised hopes of greater stability. But while tensions may have eased temporarily, many of the region’s underlying challenges remain. So what comes next for Gaza, Lebanon and other countries in crisis? Is there still a realistic path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians? And what kind of Middle East will emerge from the turmoil of the past two years?

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