One war just became two. Lebanon is now burning—and the region is stretching toward something bigger. BEIRUT / TEL AVIV — What began as a war...
Peace talks in Istanbul. Drone strikes across Ukraine and Russia. The war is negotiating—but still escalating. ISTANBUL — As Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey for high-level...
They’re not working royals—but not fully private either. The monarchy now faces a quiet identity crisis. LONDON — The British monarchy is once again confronting the...
Week six—and the war is widening, not ending. Cities targeted, infrastructure threatened. Where does this stop? TEL AVIV / TEHRAN — The war between Iran, the...
A deadline. A warning. And a region on edge. What happens Tuesday could reshape the war. TEHRAN / WASHINGTON — The war rhetoric between Iran and...
Ultimatums are getting louder. Strategy is getting quieter. This war is drifting into something bigger. WASHINGTON / GULF — Six weeks into the war between the...
Behind every interception over the Gulf is a new alliance—one built not on politics, but on survival. The repeated flash of interceptors over Abu Dhabi and...
For decades, the skyline of the United Arab Emirates stood as a physical manifesto of a singular promise: that stability could be manufactured through sheer economic...
The world built its economy on one narrow waterway. Now that chokepoint is a weapon—and no one can control it. From the bridge of a carrier...
Energy Shockwave—War Sends Oil Surging and Global Economy to the Edge. The world’s oil market is no longer reacting to the war—it is being reshaped by...
Nuclear Risk Remains Low in U.S.-Iran War, but Long-Term Threats Are Rising. The question hangs over every escalation: could this war turn nuclear? For now, the answer...
Gulf Energy Hit Indirectly as UAE Halts Borouge After Air Defense Interceptions. Operations at a major petrochemical facility in the United Arab Emirates were suspended Sunday...
This war was never meant to see the spring of 2026. When the first cruise missiles crossed the Iranian border on February 28, the architects of...
Kuwait Under Fire—Iranian Drones Strike Oil and Power Heart. The first signs were smoke rising over Shuwaikh, where one of Kuwait’s most critical energy hubs sits...
U.S. Rescues Downed Pilot in Iran as War Escalates and Gulf Infrastructure Comes Under Fire. The rescue unfolded in silence, high above the mountains of Iran,...
A Harder Iran May Emerge From War—Weaker Militarily, Stronger Internally. In Tehran, power is shifting quietly. Airstrikes have hit infrastructure, commanders have been killed, and military...
Medvedev Urges Harder Russian Stance on Ukraine’s EU Bid, Warns of “Military Alliance”. MOSCOW — A senior Russian official has called for a tougher stance against...
From Regime to Guard State—IRGC Tightens Grip on Iran as War Accelerates Shift Toward Hardline Rule. In Tehran, the changes are not announced—they are absorbed. As...
Islamic State-Linked Rebels Kill Dozens in Eastern Congo Village Attack GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — At least 43 civilians were killed in an overnight attack...
The Shield of the Two Holy Sites: Strategic Patience and the Nuclear Horizon. In Riyadh, the shift is no longer subtle. What began as a war...