Israel’s grinding war on Gaza reaches two-year milestone, and Syria’s new parliament

Today marks two years since the Hamas attack on Israel that started the devastating war on Gaza. Syrian authorities announced the winners of a parliamentary election. Iran said it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear talks with European nations.

On today's episode of Trending Middle East:

Netanyahu insists Israel is winning the war but reality tells a different story

Syrian election results confirm new Sunni ascendancy

No plan for negotiations, Iran says after backtracking on inspection deal with IAEA

This episode features Thomas Helm, Jerusalem correspondent; and Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Jordan correspondent.

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