Iran

• Zero Hour for the Middle East - After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
• Iran president says US, Israel, Europe waging ‘full-fledged war’ on country - If Israel and the US were to attack Iran again, they would ‘face a more decisive response’, Pezeshkian warns.
• Iran’s president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump. Pezeshkian said in
• Hezbollah 'dissatisfied' with Iran funding, demands for $2 billion in post-war aid - Over the last year, Tehran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah to provide its force rehabilitation due to downsizing as a consequence of the war with Israel. Hezbollah presented complaints regarding a supposed lack of m
• Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It - The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.
• A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling - The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
• First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital, but the drought-ravaged nation needs far more - Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a half century. The drought gripping Iran has seen its president
• Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan - Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian's trip is part of a broader Iranian outreach to countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian prepared for his trip to Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning
• U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say - In the past, the United States deported Iranians individually on commercial planes. But two months ago, the Trump administration reached a deal with Tehran to coordinate the return of Iranian citizens.
• Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy - President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.