Expert warns of ‘general escalation’ of fighting if Houthis resume Red Sea campaign
The U.S. has hit back against threats to now block another Middle East waterway by Iranian terror proxy, the Houthis.Earlier...
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Mojtaba Khamenei touts new anti-US alliance as Gulf backchannels seep into Tehran: analyst
Iran's supreme leader has launched a sweeping counteroffensive against President Donald Trump, attempting to rally Middle Eastern nations into an...
Moscow, Taliban forge military alliance in power grab after US Afghanistan exit: reports
Russia and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have signed a military cooperation pact, cementing an alliance that further solidifies Moscow’s...
Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation
Iran is said to be ‘deeply threatened’ by the small African breakaway state, Somaliland, because of the potential for U.S.,...
Trump’s War on ISIS Is Failing, No Matter How Gorka Spins It
White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka was on a mission. He wanted someone dead, and he knew who could make...
NATO ally Poland warns Russia, Belarus pushing illegal migrants toward alliance — and the US
This is part two of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.POLAND-BELARUS BORDER: Riding in a military convoy...
What Xi wants from Trump as Beijing seeks leverage in high-stakes summit
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a moment when both...
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
May Day protests across Europe and Asia turn into anti-American, anti-Israel political battlegrounds
May Day demonstrations across Europe and Asia on Friday revealed how International Workers’ Day is increasingly transforming from a traditional...
Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”
President Donald Trump has imperiled civilians across the globe in an unprecedented fashion, outpacing his record of civilian harm during...
Russia built global recruitment pipeline targeting vulnerable migrants for Ukraine war: report
Russia has built what human rights investigators describe as a global pipeline recruiting vulnerable foreign nationals into its war against...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Iran escalates Hormuz ‘tit-for-tat,’ seizes ship tied to billionaire close to Trump, Macron
Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz April 22 after Iran’s IRGC seized two vessels in what analysts describe as...
Ships seized by Iranians ‘armed to the teeth’ along Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward port: report
The two container ships seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward the port of Bandar...
