Russia and China are providing Iran with military technology, intelligence and other forms of assistance that could increase the costs of the war for the United States, as both powers seek to
Iran and the United States are both under significant economic pressure and have expressed a willingness to de-escalate. Yet neither side has shown signs of softening its core demands. Instead, developments stretching
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For more than seven months, the military confrontation between the United States and Iran has transformed parts of the Middle East into a zone of heightened geopolitical tension. Yet the consequences have
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In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
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Diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East appeared to falter on Monday as a planned meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states was postponed, while attacks around the region’s two
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On 2 September, fragments from a US missile tore through the roof of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern county of Sirik. Four people were killed, including a child, and
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The economic pressure being exerted on Iran by the United States is inflicting severe hardship on the population without materially changing the country’s core demands or preventing Tehran from challenging US operations
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Iran International reported on August 31 that its sources had provided information about three alleged recruits and an operation being developed by Unit 4000, the Special Operations Division of the Islamic Revolutionary
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The fragile ceasefire and current status quo of the war between the United States and Iran were tested over the weekend as the U.S. military launched its first strikes in over a
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The U.S.-Iran war has reached its six-month mark without a settlement, despite intensified mediation by Pakistan, Qatar and Oman and continuing efforts to revive the collapsed but still viable June peace outline,
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The Pentagon is facing a striking dual pressure: an increasingly political battle over who speaks for the US military, and growing concern among senior commanders about the resources being consumed by the
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After months of exhausting all options and with limited impact from Operation Economic Fury on Iran, the US now appears to be launching a full-scale economic offensive against Iran to up the
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Modern wars can begin inside networks long before missiles are launched or fighter aircraft cross a border. Iran’s expanding use of cyber operations alongside kinetic warfare offers an important lesson for South
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At a time when wars and humanitarian crises- from crimes in Gaza to the bitter tragedy like attacking Minab School- have reached unprecedented proportions and political mechanisms often fail to deliver peace,
More Iran and Oman have restarted discussions aimed at managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran faces heightened economic pressure from US President Donald Trump and diplomatic efforts to end the
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, but provided no details about the alleged plot or identified which son was
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