The Biden administration’s foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, needs a strategic rethink, as well as an injection of new ideas. This Washington Examiner series, Middle East Mirage, will investigate how the administration has fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, particularly UNRWA. Part Three will look at the administration’s approach to the two-state solution.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was ready with a blunt response when asked if Hamas could have “a role in governing Gaza” after Israel’s military operations cease.