Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

A tour of the newest movie releases and an older classic for good measure

We explore how the composition and structure of the government have changed since the US assassinated Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

Higher gas and oil prices owing to the US-Iran war were a double-edged sword to African energy exporters

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

In the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran, Tehran has increasingly relied on large-scale drone deployments to overwhelm air defences and impose economic costs on its adversaries. Iranian-made Shahed…

Prices, debt, and scarcity will strike a blow against the world's workshop

The historical lesson is obvious: follow North Korea's strategy to avoid the fate of Iraq and Libya.