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Ben Hubbard

Beirut, Lebanon

Istanbul Bureau Chief at The New York Times

Istanbul Bureau Chief, The New York Times. Author of 'MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman.' Order here: https://t.co/cT1O7H1o5F. RPCV.

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  • 2 days ago | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard |David Guttenfelder |Rebecca Suner |James Surdam

    new video loaded: The Challenge of Rebuilding SyriaRecent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

  • 5 days ago | miamiherald.com | Ben Hubbard

    ISTANBUL — Across a swath of the Middle East, fighter jets and missiles regularly streak across the sky. The newest war in the region, this time between Israel and Iran, has once again put millions of people in the crossfire of a conflict that they want nothing to do with. The war has embroiled two well-armed, longtime enemies who are ethnic and political outliers in the region but whose fight, many of their neighbors worry, could swiftly spill beyond their borders.

  • 5 days ago | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard

    Across a swath of the Middle East, fighter jets and missiles regularly streak across the sky. The newest war in the region, this time between Israel and Iran, has once again put millions of people in the crossfire of a conflict that they want nothing to do with. The war has embroiled two well-armed, longtime enemies who are ethnic and political outliers in the region, but whose fight, many of their neighbors worry, could swiftly spill beyond their borders.

  • 1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Ronen Bergman |Ben Hubbard

    Israel’s wide-ranging strikes on June 13 were the product of years of intense spy craft that enabled Israel to degrade Iran’s defences while bombing sensitive nuclear targets and killing top personnel, according to three Israeli officials with knowledge of the operations. It was a multi-pronged operation that included deploying drones and other weapons smuggled into Iran by Israeli operatives, according to one of the officials and two senior Iranian officials with knowledge of the matter.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ronen Bergman |Ben Hubbard

    You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The aftermath of an attack by Israel using walkie-talkies, in Sidon, Lebanon, last year. Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made the wide-ranging attacks possible.

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RT @AP: The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties betw…

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RT @jsrailton: BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win aga…