As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Islamabad emerges as a key bridge in tricky conflicts from Iran to China

Decapitation strikes against the country are likely. An invasion is not.

Trump seems to be ending America's longstanding role as crisis manager, preferring to use decisive force to change realities on the ground before negotiating

More than 40 years after PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan began building networks of trained operatives in Syria's north-east to infiltrate Türkiye, they have been sent packing

His meeting with Trump on 11 February, moved up a full week from its original date and just after talks began between Iran and the US, isn't a routine consultation between allies—it's an intervention

Christophe Ventura, a French expert on Latin America, speaks to Al Majalla about Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and China's role in a continent that the US president considers his backyard.

Knowing how the US president operates and what he did last year could offer clues about what he might do this year

A remarkable election victory that will reshape Japanese politics for years to come

From Gaza to Ukraine, a coterie close to the president are wheeling and dealing their way through diplomacy's traditional terrain, scoring some wins but creating great confusion