the Middle East
noun
: 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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But the Middle East still faces much unfinished business.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
President Donald Trump's strike against Iran has ripped open a new chapter in the two countries' longstanding tensions as Americans watch with pointed interest at the possibility of (another) war in the Middle East.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Her backup plan wasn’t paranoia, even though the Middle East is far away from South America.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
While some Iranian cargoes are shipped directly from Iran to China, the majority undergo multiple ship-to-ship transfers, often in the Middle East Gulf or the Strait of Malacca, where Iranian oil transported by sanctioned vessels is transferred to non-sanctioned tankers before shipping to China.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
President Donald Trump's strike against Iran has ripped open a new chapter in the two countries' longstanding tensions as Americans watch with pointed interest at the possibility of (another) war in the Middle East.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Her backup plan wasn’t paranoia, even though the Middle East is far away from South America.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
While some Iranian cargoes are shipped directly from Iran to China, the majority undergo multiple ship-to-ship transfers, often in the Middle East Gulf or the Strait of Malacca, where Iranian oil transported by sanctioned vessels is transferred to non-sanctioned tankers before shipping to China.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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