Middle East
Israel must stop pretending bond with US is 'unbreakable' before it's too late - opinion
Israeli leaders need an AIPAC-style group to explain to them how Washington thinks and operates.
Amazon-backed nuclear reactor developer X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO
Blood diamonds, crypto: Hezbollah’s financial operations in Europe serve as major terror lifeline
Israel, Hezbollah trade ceasefire violation accusations as IDF tries to block civilians' return
Lebanon and Syria – are deals possible? - opinion
Even a modest security arrangement could create a platform for more substantive diplomacy over time.
Israel’s shift from seeking approval to shaping global narrative - opinion
It took the international responses to the October 7 massacre and the vicious antisemitism, the horrors, and the deaths for Israel to mature.
Pakistan continues to insist Lebanon part of current Mideast ceasefire deal even as US, Israel deny
"The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't," JD Vance told reporters. "We never made that promise. We never indicated that was going to be the case."
US deploys additional troops to Middle East as Hormuz blockade enters third day - report
The deployment reportedly includes a carrier strike group with approximately 6,000 personnel aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, alongside roughly 4,200 Marines.
Regime change is the only viable endgame in Iran - opinion
Iran’s rulers are facing a widening crisis at home, while the West still clings to strategies that have repeatedly failed to produce lasting change.
Jordan-Syria rapprochement signals new regional axis amid post-war realignment - analysis
Syrian-Jordanian ties are natural because many southern Syrian tribes have connections with people in northern Jordan.
Erdogan pushes to extend US-Iran ceasefire despite tensions
Turkish President Erdogan says Turkey is working to extend the US-Iran ceasefire, ease tensions, and ensure peace talks continue, despite challenges, while criticizing Israel's Lebanon attacks.
The stakes of Iran diplomacy: enrichment, ballistic missiles, and Hormuz - opinion
Talks over Iran mask a deeper reality: enrichment, missiles, and Hormuz strategy persist regardless of diplomacy.
Turkey’s war of words, and its boundaries - analysis
Words are one thing; actions are another. It is one thing for Erdogan to fulminate regularly against Israel. But talk of invasion?
Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked
The closure of the narrow waterway, which normally carries around a fifth of global Liquified Natural Gas supplies, will have a rippling impact beyond the Middle East, Maximo Torero warned.
