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Milton Viorst, writer who explored Mideast affairs, dies at 92

Mr. Viorst, a Washington journalist, covered the Persian Gulf War for the New Yorker. He also wrote books on the Middle East.

Journalist and author Milton Viorst, in an undated photo. (Family photo)
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Milton Viorst, a journalist and author who mixed traditional reportage and historical analysis to explore subjects from the 1960s rights struggles to Middle East strife, including assertions that massive U.S. military aid to Israel has hurt chances for peace, died Dec. 9 at a hospital in Washington. He was 92.

His son, Alexander Viorst, confirmed the death and said his father had health problems caused by covid.