Pentagon Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier to Counter Iran Amid Rising Middle East Tensions
The Pentagon has escalated its military presence in the Middle East deploying a second aircraft carrier strike group. Analysis from...
April 2, 2025Section
Middle East
Ukraine Peace Talks Teeter as Uncertainty Clouds Progress
(Analysis) Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have stalled, ensnared by U.S. calls...
March 30, 2025
Israel Strikes Beirut, Shakes Fragile Ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh on March 28, 2025, targeting a Hezbollah truck and drone...
March 28, 2025
Ceasefire Talks in Saudi Arabia Hinge on Delicate Bargaining
A U.S. delegation initiates ceasefire talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 24, 2025, engaging Ukrainian and Russian officials separately....
March 24, 2025
Erdogan’s Rival Jailed: Turkey Faces Unrest and Global Scrutiny
Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced today, March 24, 2025, that authorities detained 1,133 people during five days of nationwide...
March 24, 2025
Saudi Arabia and Israel Eye Historic Shift Amid Conflict
Saudi Arabia and Israel edge closer to normalizing relations, a move that journalist Henrique Cymerman labels a "biblical opportunity" for...
March 24, 2025
Behind the Lira’s Fall: Why Turkey’s Ambitions Matter Globally
(Analysis) Turkey stands at a crossroads in March 2025, embodying a paradox that defies simple narratives of decline or triumph....
March 20, 2025
U.S. Targets Chinese “Teapot” Refinery in Trump’s Iran Sanctions Blitz
The United States has escalated its economic war on Iran by sanctioning a Chinese "teapot" refinery and a network of...
March 20, 2025
Trump Launches Decisive Strike Against Houthis: ‘Your Time is Up’
President Donald Trump ordered extensive airstrikes against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on March 15. The strikes killed 53 people. Fighter...
March 17, 2025