In a way, the impasse between the United States and Iran over the still-closed Strait of Hormuz boils down to storage. The Trump administration…

In many respects, US President Donald Trump has much in common with the British monarch, King Charles III. Both men were born in the 1940s into…

Ever since a ceasefire was declared between the United States, Israel, and Iran by US President Donald Trump on 8 April, a debate has raged in Israel…

In recent days, Russian fighters in Mali have ceded territory to a coalition led by well-organised Islamist groups in the north but have equally…

As Lebanon continues to be stuck between two difficult choices—prolonged confrontation with Israel or making peace with the Jewish state and teaming…

When the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets today, 29 April, the club will be considering the departure of one of its…

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As US-Iran negotiations inch forward at a snail's pace, tensions are rising in the Arabian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, amid a growing American military…

It appears that Donald Trump’s Iran policy has shifted from "maximum pressure" to "maximum uncertainty," with Washington sending mixed messages in…