The pieces are in place to deal a decisive blow against Iran and, by extension, its Russian and Chinese compatriots.

The European Union is preparing for a turbulent period in transatlantic relations as the Trump administration's trade ...

A particular point of contention between both nations remains Iran's nuclear capabilites. "Denying Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon" is a centerpiece of the Trump administration's maximum-presure ...

The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher U.S. sanctions reduced the number of ...

With the Arabs essentially taken out of this great game, it now comes down to an ancient animus: the Turkish Sunni Muslims versus the Persian Shiite Muslims for control over this region.

While many foreign policy experts see his approach as erratic, Trump operates from a logic those experts abandoned long ago: ...

The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China, in an incremental move to ...

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north and provided the only safe access route to Idlib, where HTS was based. Even ...

The regime is grappling with the collapse of its regional "Axis of Resistance" and mounting economic troubles at home.

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