Middle East


Trump: Israel ‘never talked me into’ Iran war, cites Oct. 7 and nuclear threat

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

After Syria trip, Dartmouth prof. hopes for academic relationship with Damascus University

The view of Damascus from Damascus University.

United Arab Emirates arrests members of Iran‑linked terrorist cell, authorities say

A FULL MOON, also known as a blood moon, is seen behind the flag of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. What Iran actually did was answer, once and for all, a question that had lingered over Middle Eastern geopolitics for the better part of a generation: Whose side are the Gulf states