More: Middle East
Italy Blocks US Use of Sicily Base for Middle East Missions
Italy has refused permission for U.S. military aircraft to use a key air base in Sicily for operations linked to the Middle East, according...
Ukraine Eyes Middle East Market to Export Drone Expertise
Ukraine, having become a global leader in drone interception during its war with Russia, is now looking to leverage that expertise amid the ongoing...
Conflict Forces Big Oil to Rethink Middle East Dependence
The ongoing Iran war is reshaping the global energy landscape by undermining the Middle East’s long standing position as the most reliable and cost...
G7 to Press U.S. on Russian Support for Iran Amid Middle East War
Since late February, the United States and Israel have conducted strikes on Iranian targets after nuclear talks failed, triggering Iranian retaliatory attacks on Israel,...
Ballistic Diplomacy: Iran, Diego Garcia, and the Mauritius Concession
When Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia on 20 March 2026, the immediate analytical response focused on what the strike revealed about...
Escaping the Melian Trap: Indonesia’s stance in a Turbulent World
Anyone familiar with the Melian Conference or Melian Dialogue—one chapter of The History of the Peloponnesian War by the famed Thucydides from 431 BC—will...
Who Will Rebuild the Middle East After the Iran War?
When the missiles and drones finally stop in the U.S.-Israeli air strikes against Iran, a new contest will begin: the race to restore the...
Gulf States Warn U.N. of ‘Existential Threat’ from Iran Amid Retaliatory Strikes
Gulf Arab states have raised the alarm at the United Nations Human Rights Council, describing Iranian missile and drone strikes on their infrastructure as...
Global Air Travel Disrupted as Iran War Shuts Key Middle East Hubs
The ongoing conflict involving Iran has triggered widespread disruption across global aviation, with major transit hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi either...
Iran Widens War to Gulf, Exposing Cracks in Trump Strategy
The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel has entered a more volatile phase, as Tehran expands its attacks to include U.S....