Iran
US intercepts Iranian ballistic missiles, drones launched towards Kuwait, Bahrain
According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything.
Iran's military 'totally destroyed' with around 21% missile capacity remaining, Trump claims
Israeli officials believe Iran is bluffing as Trump seeks long-term ceasefire deal
Iran World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, says White House official
IAEA says it is offering technical support to UAE after attack on nuclear plant
The plant, the Arab world's first commercial nuclear power station, came under a drone attack last month that the Gulf country said was launched from Iraq.
US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links
The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that two brothers had also been individually sanctioned, along with the exchange’s chief executive officer.
Iran’s ring of fire collapses: Why Oct. 7 was Tehran’s greatest strategic miscalculation - opinion
Tehran hoped the conflict would freeze regional integration and restore fear as the organizing principle of Middle Eastern politics. Instead, the war exposed the fragility of Iran's system.
Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani warns US, Israel against escalation in Gaza, Lebanon
Qaani threatened that if the US or Israel did escalate militarily in Gaza and Lebanon, new fronts could open, and traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could mirror the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump denies reports that US-Iran talks have stalled
Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that the Islamic regime had called for talks with the US to cease over Israeli military action in Lebanon.
Iran’s war strategy: Winning by making war too costly - opinion
Trump’s domestic political standing is often tied to energy costs and inflation. Iran understands that a spike in oil prices can destabilize Western economies and fracture international coalitions.
US pushing Oman to break ties with Iran, sees neutrality as threat - report
The report comes less than a week after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it joined Iran's planned tolling of the Strait of Hormuz.
Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says
Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.
Israel needs a stronger diplomatic dimension in national security - opinion
The Foreign Ministry's diminished role reflects a broader failure to integrate diplomacy into national security.
The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion
Systematically, Bachelet applied a double standard against the Jewish state, which she condemned more than any other country in the world.
