In an expansive and sobering assessment of the escalating conflict in Southwest Asia, Larry Johnson, a former CIA intelligence analyst and veteran counter-terrorism official, has characterized...
A complex power struggle is playing out inside the White House. As advisers clash over when and how to declare “victory” in a conflict that has...
The United States has temporarily exempted from sanctions the sale of Russian crude oil and petroleum products already in transit on the world’s oceans. The licence,...
Poland’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski said that, prior to the US and Israeli strikes, Iran had posed no “direct threat” to Europe...
In early 2026, less than a week after the Chinese New Year holidays ended, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran. This was...
Ibrahim Zulfikari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, declared on Wednesday that Tehran would target US- and Israeli-linked financial institutions across the region in direct...
Shell, the world’s largest seller of liquefied natural gas, has declared force majeure on LNG supply contracts following a production shutdown at Qatari facilities, escalating fears...
The conflict engulfing the Middle East is costing the region’s tourism industry an estimated $600 million a day in lost visitor spending, according to projections from...
In June 2025, Israel and Iran engaged in a 12-day conflict. During that period, the author was attending an international conference in Istanbul on major-power competition...
Advisers to President Donald Trump are pushing for Washington to develop a clear exit strategy from its military conflict with Iran, driven by mounting political pressure,...
