Pakistan again says a US-Iran arrangement is taking shape — but the author notes Islamabad was optimistic before the last deal, which collapsed days...
Key Points and Summary – With a late-August deadline for “snapback” sanctions looming, Iranian officials say they are willing to return to nuclear negotiations...
Violence is accelerating under Syria’s new Islamist government, as is the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities. This tragedy was entirely predictable. As far...
ATEQ, YEMEN—Driving from Aden to Ateq, the capital of Yemen’s Shabwah Governorate, takes cars, trucks, and buses past Wadi Omran, which was once ground...
On June 24, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would recognize Palestine as an independent state in September; he may unwittingly have jump-started...
France’s Recognition of Palestine Encourages Terrorism, Anti-French Separatism: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24, 2025, that France will unilaterally recognize Palestine as...
Turkey’s Kurdish political movement is unexpectedly emerging as a crucial partner in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ongoing drive to consolidate power and entrench autocratic...