The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament, held in January 2023 in Basra, Iraq, sparked diplomatic tensions between Iraq and Iran by reigniting the old argument over the use of the name Arabian Gulf, favored by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, as opposed to Persian Gulf, which is favored …

Iran is ready for a new round of fence-mending talks with Saudi Arabia in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. This is according to Iran’s Nour News on Wednesday, adding that the country is determined to strike an agreement. Nour News, affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), …

The United States does not believe Russia will “make major territorial gains” in Ukraine this year, U.S. intelligence chief Avril Haines told lawmakers on Wednesday, and may have trouble sustaining its year-long offensive. She told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia is “suffering high casualty rates” and that if it …