Black smoke rises over the Persian Gulf, as gas fields, power plants, civilian infrastructure, and military facilities across the region are under attack from Iran. At the same time, US President Donald Trump has more than once declared that Iran…
The outburst came following Thursday’s European Council, where national leaders struck a cautious tone in emphasizing de-escalation and resisting involvement in a conflict with no apparent end in sight. Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez even
Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday’s show of defiance came nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and…
Middle East expert and political analyst Said Gafurov reflects on the future of US elections after Donald Trump, the struggle between party elites, and the risk of a transformation of the country’s political system.
Since the U.S. and Israel launched their strikes on Iran at the end of February, the Israeli military has announced the killings of a number of top Iranian officials, from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, to…
Washington — A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,200 Marines and three warships is headed toward the Middle East, as the war with Iran continues.
The unit departed California earlier this week,…
Russia has made various proposals about Iran to the U.S., which has rejected them all, another person familiar with the discussions said. This person said the U.S. also rejected a proposal to move Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia, which was…
Pete Hegseth arrived in Congress not as a victor, but as a petitioner with an outstretched hand. Only yesterday he assured the nation that US arsenals were bottomless. Today, the narrative has shifted. Now the blame falls on…
The European Union (EU) Parliament recently passed a resolution pushing for the release of Niger’s former President, Mohamed Bazoum, by April 2, the day his constitutional mandate was meant to conclude. The EU resolution said…