As the atrocities in Gaza continue, another crisis is enveloping the Middle East — as record heat, drought and wildfires open ...

Neither Russia nor China came to Iran’s rescue in June this year during the US-Israel-Iran crisis. Moscow and Beijing ...

This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based ...

The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, sent shock waves around the world. It marked a dramatic reversal for the Trump administration, which had just initiated ...

Trump announced a ceasefire on social media. The attack earlier Monday on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar comes two days after the U.S. used 'bunker buster' bombs on Iranian nuclear sites.

The U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz, presumably to significant effect. Ordnance used included the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), with a timed fuse.

In his first speech after the war, Khamenei’s speech used the word “Iran” over three dozen times while the word “nation” was ...

One was symbolism. Though America did not use al-Udeid in its attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it is nonetheless America’s largest base in the Middle East.

In the Middle East, however, the United States has had to intervene repeatedly in internal and regional conflicts that undercut stability and containment—even after the Soviet Union passed from the ...

Hammer included seven B-2 Spirit bombers, 125 total aircraft and more than 75 precision-guided weapons, the Joint Chiefs ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine called the military ...

Gov. Tim Walz faces backlash after suggesting China could be a 'neutral actor' with 'moral authority' in Middle East talks, with critics citing China's authoritarian government.