Tag: IRAN
Families of Sailors Killed in Gulf Struggle for Compensation and Closure
Attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have claimed the lives of at least 25 seafarers. Their survivors are reeling.
Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?
The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop.
Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Should Be Shot
At a rally in Arizona, the president dramatically escalated his attacks on news gathering and those willing to speak to the press.
Why Easing Sanctions on Russian Diesel Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs
President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
Trump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners
It won’t help consumers, won’t help Kyiv, and won’t mean riches for Moscow.
Oil Prices Rise as Iran Steps Up Attacks and Fighting Intensifies
In a volatile moment for energy markets, more vessels are being hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis and Saudi Arabia traded attacks.
America Is in Decline, and Trump Is Leading the Fall
The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?
How Top Trump Officials Stoked Fears of a Nuke That Could Fry the Power Grid
For more than a decade, conservative activists held that a single atomic bomb could, without killing Americans directly, lay waste to the country — a claim that built fervor for war with Iran.
From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War
The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people dead just a few years ago. Now they are on the brink of fighting each other.
MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K.
The head of Britain’s domestic security agency accused Tehran and Moscow of escalating their hybrid campaigns on British soil. He called Iran-led attacks on Jewish communities “sickening.”