Hal Brands

Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news

Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years.

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness