Since Peter Magyar’s stunning victory on April 12, the tone between Budapest and Warsaw has shifted quickly. The two centre-right leaders exchanged warm words and made ambitious declarations, heralding what some hope could become a new axis in Central Europe. On election night, Tusk called Magyar from South Korea, barely …

Negotiations between the United States and Iran since the first round in Islamabad reflect a stagnation of stumbling over disagreements over key issues such as the nuclear program and mechanisms to stop the war. At the same time, Washington has stepped up pressure through the naval blockade and sanctions, along …

Most of the US military bases and facilities in the Persian Gulf (listed below) have been hit by Iran during the first five weeks of the war. And many of these are no longer operating or have been effectively destroyed. The US Naval base in Bahrain is no longer operational …