Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated by Russia’s war against Ukraine and Iran’s attempts to assassinate Trump,
Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.
You’d be forgiven if, during the madcap weeks leading to Donald Trump’s inauguration, you’d lost track of what was happening with the Houthi rebels in Yemen. As one of Iran’s last remaining close friends in the Middle East,
Former CIA official Sarah Adams has made some startling observations in her investigative report, suggesting that the Hamas attacks resulted from a highly layered, planned, and complex conspiracy planned over a year and a half by Al Qaeda,
US President Joe Biden maintains that the deal was finally reached because of the US-backed Israeli military pressure on Hamas and Iran’s other proxies. In his first remarks following the implementation of the deal’s first three hostage releases,
Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a failure for Israel.
Israel-Hamas war has profoundly altered the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. Iran and Russia, once dominant forces, have suffered severe setbacks, while Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar have all expanded their regional influence.
For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian politburo.
Iran's leader made the claim less than a week before the president-elect returns to the White House. In his first term, Trump took a tough line on Iran.
For instance, a member of the Iranian Expediency Council said on Wednesday, “The Palestinian resistance movement emerged victorious in the Gaza war and stands ready to confront the occupying Israeli regime in due time,
Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained relations with Palestinian factions. Amid pragmatic concessions and resistance rhetoric,