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Kharg Island: How even the Portuguese, Dutch, and British empires failed to control a small island now in the US crosshairsKharg Island, a strategically vital Persian Gulf location, has repeatedly attracted global powers due to its deep waters and role in Iran's...- Big change seems certain in Iran. What kind is the questionThe death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has plunged the Islamic Republic into deep uncertainty. Protests and celebratio...
- Iran war: Ahead of strikes, Trump told attack was high risk, high rewardIran: The launch of what the Pentagon called "Operation Epic Fury" on Saturday plunged the Middle East into a new and unpredictable conflic...
- Why is global uncertainty at an all-time high in 2026? World Uncertainty Index surges to 106,862 in February - worse than COVID, 2008 crash, and 9/11 combinedThe World Uncertainty Index hit 106,862 in February 2026. That number is unprecedented. It beats every crisis in modern history. COVID peak...
- Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's toppled Shah seeks a role as protests expandReza Pahlavi, son of Iran's last Shah, is a leading voice for current anti-government protests. He calls for an end to clerical rule from h...
- Trump declares MIGA, Make Iran Great Again — these are the leaders he might back to replace the current regimeTrump’s MIGA plan—Make Iran Great Again—has sparked global buzz as Donald Trump hints at regime change in Iran. After the U.S. bombed Irani...
- Iran's divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protestsAmidst Israeli strikes and internal discontent, Iran's opposition faces a dilemma. While exiled groups and figures like Reza Pahlavi urge p...
- Who makes up Iran's fragmented opposition?Iran's ruling establishment faces intense pressure from Israeli strikes, even as internal opposition remains fragmented. Despite decades of...
- Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insurgent group that overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is attemptin...
- Syria War: Bashar al-Assad's fall stuns the world: What lies ahead for Syria’s fragile future?Bashar Al Assad Fall: The abrupt fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime ends five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria, following a dec...
- Who is Syria's Jolani, man behind Assad’s fall, known for his moderate approach but was once an extremist because of 9/11 attackersAbu Mohammad al-Jolani Syria: HTS leader, al-Jolani, spearheaded a swift offensive, capturing Aleppo from Syrian government forces. He aims...
- Why mankind keeps returning to its old bloodthirsty ways and new battlefieldsHumans didn’t get to be at the top of the species ladder by reason or love. We got here through incessant bloodlust and an insatiable desir...
- Veteran CIA analyst claims Ukraine military suffered major losses in warA former CIA analyst who has also worked in the State Department’s Counter-terrorism department — has claimed in a recent interview with US...
- Why so many countries, including India, want to sit out the new cold warToday’s geopolitical realities are even messier than they were during the cold war, blurring any neat moral opposition between democracy an...
- From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring?The chain of uprisings that shook the region from late 2010 and was soon dubbed the "Arab Spring" led to disparate long-term outcomes, with...
- From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring after nearly 10 years?From the quickfire collapse of seemingly invincible regimes to the rise and fall of a jihadist caliphate in its heart, the Middle East hurt...
- In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule"There can be no doubt that 50 years of Assad family rule, which has been ruthless, cruel and self-defeating, has left the country what can...
- Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdrawsThe upheaval prolongs a leadership vacuum at the helm of the government amid a severe economic crisis and viral pandemic. In December, care...
- Chinese admiral visits Syria in show of supportThe Chinese military "is willing to strengthen cooperation with its Syrian counterparts,'' it quoted the ministry as saying.
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule disintegrating, says ex-PMPresident Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday.
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