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

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 ...

PM Modi hopes to find a way through Donald Trump’s often unpredictable approach by offering carefully considered concessions ...

U.S. sentiment in the Middle East, and reducing Washington’s credibility, while Russia and China stand to gain influence in ...

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi says that Iran’s position on the inalterability of the geopolitics of the region is crystal clear.

The Gulf states have strengthened their influence in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza as Iran’s regional power declines ...

Public anger mounts in Iran as the economy deteriorates under US sanctions, with the national currency hitting record lows and hopes for nuclear deal negotiations fading.

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

The advent of DeepSeek has upended the global AI hierarchy, with the potential consequence of further digital fragmentation ...

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.