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No, Iran is not winning: In Act IV of the war, it’s losing its leverage in Hormuz
Middle East
August 30, 2026
No, Iran is not winning: In Act IV of the war, it’s losing its leverage in Hormuz
A conventional wisdom has begun to settle over the war with Iran: Iran won. The argument is straightforward. The US…
Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next
Middle East
August 30, 2026
Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next
Los Angeles — Six months since the United States and Israel launched the first strikes on Iran, the physical, financial and…
A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends
Middle East
August 30, 2026
A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends
More than four decades ago, after months of setbacks in the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, thousands of young Iranian…
Iran says 40% of capacity at its giant gas field has been restored
Middle East
August 29, 2026
Iran says 40% of capacity at its giant gas field has been restored
Iran said that 40 percent of the damaged capacity of the South Pars gas field has been restored, according to…
‘We will retaliate like an earthquake’: How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’
Middle East
August 29, 2026
‘We will retaliate like an earthquake’: How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’
As Washington launches its latest plan to cripple Iran’s economy, the Islamic Republic has threatened a regional and global response…
Six months on, Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East
Middle East
August 29, 2026
Six months on, Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East
When US President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran, he called it an “excursion” that would take just a…
Iranians split over proposed law to criminalize contact with foreign media
Middle East
August 26, 2026
Iranians split over proposed law to criminalize contact with foreign media
Iranian politicians are divided over a move by the country’s parliament to approve a bill that would criminalize communications with…
Netanyahu says US economic measures “tighten the siege on Iran”
Middle East
August 26, 2026
Netanyahu says US economic measures “tighten the siege on Iran”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the latest US economic measures against Iran, saying they would “tighten the siege”…
Iran sanctions: How to make an outcast out of a pariah
Middle East
August 26, 2026
Iran sanctions: How to make an outcast out of a pariah
Iran’s status as an economic outcast is nothing new. It’s been a pariah in the eyes of much of the…
Trump will need China for his new economic war against Iran. Good luck getting Xi on side
World
August 26, 2026
Trump will need China for his new economic war against Iran. Good luck getting Xi on side
Beijing — When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast,” threatening damaging new sanctions on countries that refuse to…