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  1. Iran

    Trump Readies a New Iran Strike That Cannot Win the War

    12 min read
    Adm. Brad Cooper in Navy camouflage speaking to a crowd of US Marines
  2. Egypt & Africa

    Saudi Arabia Refused Trump’s Israel Condition and Chose Egypt

    11 min read
    Donald Trump gestures to Mohammed bin Salman as they sit between US and Saudi flags under King Salman's portrait
  3. Europe & Russia

    Putin Says Russia Is Ready but Wants No War With Europe, Then Ties the Baltic to Hormuz

    4 min read
    Vladimir Putin speaks at microphones, gesturing, at the Russia-Africa summit press conference
  4. Iran

    Iran Confirms Vance’s Letter Reached Tehran, and Ghalibaf Repeats That Nothing Moves Until Seven Conditions Are Met

    4 min read
    The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz region seen from the International Space Station
  5. Gulf

    Netanyahu Calls It an Earthquake, Police See No Evidence: The Foreign Money Row Over Israel’s Vote

    5 min read
    Man in glasses and a dark suit at a podium with a microphone, in front of a purple and white banner
  6. Iran

    Iran’s Seven Day Hormuz Plan Is Five Weeks Old and Araghchi Says It Is Live

    4 min read
    Close-up official portrait of President Donald Trump in a blue suit with a flag lapel pin
  7. Egypt & Africa

    Putin Tells 22 African Leaders Russia Is the Better Partner, and Lavrov Offers to Host Ethiopia and Eritrea

    5 min read
    Two men in dark suits shake hands in front of a staircase, each wearing a striped ribbon pin on his lapel
  8. Iran

    Did Vance Write to Iran’s Security Chief? Trump Says It Was About Medical Supplies

    4 min read
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters beside Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews
  9. Gulf

    Israel’s Count Leaves Netanyahu at 53 Seats, Eisenkot at 48, and Both Claiming the Mandate

    4 min read
    Portrait of Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot in a navy jacket against a blue background
  10. Iran

    Eisenkot Tells Israel’s Security Chiefs to Resist Pressure, and Katz Calls It Undemocratic

    4 min read
    Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz stands beside US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Pentagon steps
  11. Gulf

    Houthis Say They Hit Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Refinery

    5 min read
    Astronaut photo of the Ras Tanura peninsula, with storage tanks and oil export piers at its tip, on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast
  12. Iran

    A Qatari Draft Deal, an Iranian Denial and an Araghchi Warning: Where the Iran Talks Stand

    4 min read
    Abbas Araghchi seated at a table opposite IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in front of an IAEA backdrop, 2021 file photo