Iran’s buck-passing strategy in the Middle East
For much of the past decade, Iran’s regional strategy looked like a blunt answer to a simple question: how do you deter Israel and U.S.-aligned pressure without fighting a...
December 30, 2025
For much of the past decade, Iran’s regional strategy looked like a blunt answer to a simple question: how do you deter Israel and U.S.-aligned pressure without fighting a...
December 30, 2025
In February 1946, George Kennan sent his “Long Telegram” from Moscow, providing the intellectual blueprint for the “containment” of the Soviet Union. Kennan argued that the West needed a...
December 30, 2025
Newly released government files suggest former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair put pressure on officials to prevent British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees from being tried in civil...
December 30, 2025
The US Department of State and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday that outlined US humanitarian aid contributions, significantly reduced...
December 30, 2025
In recent months, as I continued investigating how pro-Israel narratives are being systematically injected into Indonesia’s social media ecosystem, I encountered yet another account demanding scrutiny. Operating alongside other...
December 30, 2025
Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Monday on X that “Iran’s missile and defensive capabilities are neither containable nor in need...
December 30, 2025
The Palestinian movement Hamas said that continued stalling by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with what it described as US silence, means there will be no move to...
December 30, 2025
At least 25 Palestinians, including six children, have died in the Gaza Strip as a result of severe weather conditions since the beginning of December, according to local sources....
December 30, 2025
The Red Crescent Society in Gaza has warned of a growing outbreak of hepatitis A and gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water across the Gaza Strip. Bashar Murad, director...
December 30, 2025
For the first time since the establishment of the State of Israel, the government has announced a boycott of the newspaper Haaretz, accusing it of supporting “enemies” during wartime....