The United States has been flying cash — around $400-$500 million at a time — to Baghdad for decades. However, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the U.S. Treasury had partially suspended dollar shipments tied to Iraq’s oil exports until Baghdad cracks down on Iranian-linked militias. Since the outbreak …

On April 24, 2026, a day before Iran conveyed its new proposal to the U.S. regarding lifting the U.S. blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a guarantee of freedom of passage in the Strait, Majlis Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad said in a speech to residents …

A prerequisite of serious talks is that the country’s leadership consolidates majority national support for such a process. When President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called for negotiations with Israel several weeks ago, their primary objective was to derail the Israeli onslaught against Lebanon. To an extent they …