China Is Using Iran Against the United States
In the 48 hours that followed the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s main international airport, China’s major media outlets…
Is the U.S. Military Ready to Restart the Iran War?
Growing signs suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump could restart the war with Iran following the U.S. midterm…
Iran War: Netanyahu and Trump Appear to Be Planning a New Round
If there’s one thing that’s clear in the aftermath of the Israeli election, it is that Benjamin Netanyahu…
Iran War Shows U.S. Military Needs a New Basing Strategy
For a generation, the United States has relied on large military bases across the Persian Gulf to project…
Report: Trump Weighing Iran Strike Before Midterms Amid Soaring Energy Costs
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering resuming military action against Iran ahead of next month’s midterm elections, according…
FP Live: U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Trump’s Policies in Iran, Sudan, China, and Russia.
Last year, after it emerged that a private White House chat group about U.S. strikes on Yemen mistakenly…
Iranian President Pezeshkian Uses UNGA Speech to Criticize U.S. and Israel
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level week brought…
Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Risks U.S. Ties With China
When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the launch of Operation Economic Outcast in late August—an “economic D-Day” campaign to…
Iran’s Lego Clips Are Anything but ‘Stupid’
While answering a question in July about the prospects for negotiations with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Marco…
The U.S. Is Losing the Iran War by Nearly Every Metric
In early March, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States had already “won” the war against…
Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Upset Planned Talks With Iran
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at escalating Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, a Russian drone…
Iran Targets 10 Ships in Strait of Hormuz in Massive Attack on Global Shipping
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a massive Iranian attack on global shipping, Israel punishing…