Middle East & Africa
Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns: The US-Israeli War on Iran
Modern wars are fought not only with weapons but with assumptions—and the most dangerous assumptions are often invisible to those making them. Donald Rumsfeld’s...
Trump’s Iran Uranium Plan Risks a Wider War
The reported idea of a special operation to seize Iran’s uranium should alarm anyone who still thinks there is a line between pressure and...
Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei Leader, Diming Hopes for Quick Peace
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, in strikes on the first...
Governments Rush to Ease Impact of Oil Surge
The ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has sent oil prices soaring, rattling global financial markets and prompting governments to implement urgent measures to protect...
Hezbollah Clashes with Israeli Forces in Lebanon as War Enters Second Week
Hezbollah reported on Monday that its fighters engaged Israeli troops in eastern Lebanon during an overnight airborne raid, marking the second such operation in...
Death Toll Mounts in U.S.–Israel War on Iran
More than a week after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the conflict has spread across the Middle East, leaving hundreds...
Hardliner Ascends: Mojtaba Khamenei Takes Power as Iran War Sends Oil Soaring
Iran on Monday named cleric Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the opening...
The Fatigue of Outrage: Measuring the Erosion of Collective Conscience Amidst Global Conflict
In the dawn of March 2026, the security architecture of the Middle East reached a nadir as the kinetic escalation between Israel and Iran,...
How Staying Passive on Iran Could Impact Russia and China
Middle Eastern crises seldom stay localized. They frequently go well beyond the battlefield in terms of politics, strategy, and psychology. Officials in Beijing, Moscow,...
Saudi Arabia Draws a Red Line
Saudi Arabia’s interception of missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh should not be treated as another passing headline. It is a...