Middle East


Iran’s Pezeshkian says war should end while Tehran holds 'position of power'

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.

Israel’s new Syria dilemma: Netanyahu’s Russia playbook faces 'Turkey test'

ANKARA IS seeking to entrench itself in Syria for strategic and economic reasons, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s broader ideological and historical ambitions are putting Turkey on a collision course with Israel, the writer argues. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Erdogan.

Iran's Ghalibaf calls for strategy to counter 'toughest' US sanctions threat

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran November 27, 2024.