Donald Trump said he would be “honoured to take over Cuba,” after a US-imposed oil embargo triggered a nationwide blackout that plunged the island into darkness....
According to Axios, the United States called on European countries and other powers to form a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Responses from capitals...
Gulf states have stopped short of calling for a full-scale US war with Iran, but several are now urging Washington to continue hitting Iranian targets, according...
US President Donald Trump is assessing the possibility of seizing Kharg Island, through which the majority of Iran’s oil exports pass, according to US officials cited...
Officials and diplomatic sources speaking to the Financial Times say peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine have effectively stalled. According to the newspaper, the slowdown...
A panel of international affairs scholars has delivered a blunt assessment of the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, warning that the conflict was launched on...
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,...
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...
