West Asia
The Last Convoy: America Leaves Iraq
In Mosul, a giant Iraqi flag now drapes the rebuilt al-Hadba minaret. Islamic State fighters blew up that leaning tower in...
Netanyahu makes second reported secret trip to UAE as Gulf rethinks its security ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew secretly to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, September 27, and held talks with UAE President Sheikh...
Houthi missiles hit a Saudi base — and a shut pipeline hands Tehran its strongest card against Washington
Riyadh's only route around the Strait of Hormuz now lies idle. Ukrainian drones have gutted Russia's refineries. The world has run...
How a US airman survived a torn parachute, a broken back and 50 hours hunted in Iran
A United States Air Force colonel has described falling into the Iranian desert beneath a shredded parachute, breaking his back on...
Iran Moves to Fence Off the Gulf as It Threatens US Warships With New Missiles
Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday, said it had fired an advanced ballistic missile at American warships,...
Wired to a Machine: The Hunt for the Leaker Inside America’s Iran war
About 50 officers and civilian officials on the US Joint Staff were strapped to polygraph machines last month. Investigators wanted one...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Open First Defence Pact Talks as Saudi Refineries Burn
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will open their first defence pact talks on Monday, with foreign ministers, defence ministers and chiefs...
UAE Suspends All Trade With Iran After Missile Alert; Tehran Denies Involvement
The UAE has cut off Iran's most valuable commercial lifeline. On Wednesday, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs suspended all trade,...
Missiles over Marib, ink drying in Mecca: is Pakistan about to inherit America’s Houthi problem?
New Delhi: Iran-aligned Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles and drones into displacement camps and residential streets in the government-held Yemeni...
Hormuz: Is Iran Turning the World’s Oil Gate Into the West’s Next Gallipoli?
A draft agreement between Iran and Oman would hand Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz;...
US and Iran Clash Over Strait of Hormuz Transit Toll as Global Shipping Faces New Uncertainty
Washington and Tehran have entered a fresh diplomatic and legal confrontation over Iran’s proposed transit tolls in the strategically vital Strait...
Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Will Never Return to ‘Pre-War Conditions,’ Secures $12 Billion Asset Release
In a major geopolitical development following months of escalating tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel, Iran’s chief negotiator and...
