Regardless of where the current round of escalation goes, Tehran will continue using ceasefires, front-loaded sanctions waivers, and tit-for-tat attack cycles as opportunities to reconstitute its forces until Washington imposes hard, verifiable limits on its fastest-recovering asymmetric capabilities. A week after the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) collapsed, military hostilities …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to call up hundreds of thousands of new soldiers to fight in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as the Kremlin tries to balance its high casualty count with public opinion turning away from the war. Putin will mobilize between 300,000 and 500,000 …

A Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea on Saturday has ignited sharp diplomatic tensions after Iran said the attack killed a sailor aboard an Iranian commercial vessel, laying bare the growing intersection of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Sunday in an …

The [US-Saudi civilian nuclear] agreement threatens to weaken decades of US non-proliferation policy, ignite a regional arms race, embolden America’s adversaries, and create security risks that future generations may be powerless to reverse. The most controversial aspect of the proposed agreement is that it reportedly allows Saudi Arabia to develop …

The President of the Palestinian National Authority sent letters to Arab nations and the UN requesting international support after violent incidents in the West Bank saw an uptick in the last week. President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, called for urgent international action to stop Israeli settler violence …

A total of 26 battalions are now operating across the sector, with a security official warning on Sunday that the situation was “a snowball rolling downhill.” Senior military officials have described the situation in the West Bank as “highly volatile and extremely dangerous,” and, amid the escalating tensions, the decision …

Israeli defense officials warn that an international stabilization force could restrict IDF operations, strengthen Hamas, and erode Israel’s military achievements. The defense establishment assessed that the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza could restrict the IDF’s freedom to conduct offensive operations, weaken its ability to act against …

The officials did not provide details about the social media accounts, platforms or organizations involved. They also did not say whether the operation was being directed by the Turkish government. Turkey is attempting to interfere in Israel’s upcoming election through activity on social media, senior Israeli security officials told The …

Iraq has lost tens of billions of dollars in revenue since the Iran war began in late February, after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz slashed oil exports, according to an aide to the country’s leader. Several development projects in Opec’s second-largest oil exporter have stalled because of the …

For decades Gulf money has poured into luxury property markets, trophy assets and the world’s best-known financial centres. But increasingly it is heading to a former Silk Road hub, where ageing gas infrastructure, a rapidly growing population and economic reforms offer the opportunity to invest in a new energy system. …