Politics

In a blunt assessment of the Middle East war, President Donald Trump declared that Iran has been effectively defeated on the battlefield and has “zero chance” of recovery. Trump accused …

One of the least discussed but most consequential obstacles to ending the Iran war is the fear among Iranian diplomats and officials that participating in negotiations with the United States …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a definitive strategic verdict on Friday, declaring that Iran had held one last card to play in its confrontation with the region — its …

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose two simple but effective visual elements — a cup of coffee and his own two hands — to dismantle conspiracy theories and project …

  The arithmetic of the Iran-US war on Saturday was stark and sobering. More than 1,400 people killed in Iran. Thirteen in Israel. Roughly 20 across the Gulf. Over 800 …

Donald Trump apparently liked Ukraine’s drone defense proposal. He heard Zelensky’s briefing in August, understood its strategic logic, and directed his team to follow up. None of that was enough …

A week into the most intense US-Iran military confrontation in history, the two protagonists have both revealed something fundamental about themselves. President Donald Trump will not stop short of unconditional …

Donald Trump has called his Board of Peace potentially the most consequential board ever assembled. But in the measured language of international relations, what would actual success look like — …

Donald Trump has mobilized the USS Gerald R Ford for Middle East Iran operations in a strategic move designed to maximize pressure on Tehran. The carrier’s deployment from Caribbean waters …

The world watches with anticipation as Russia, Ukraine, and the United States prepare for potentially transformative peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5. This trilateral summit offers renewed hope …