Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia emerge as a new regional power bloc amid Iran war
Pakistan played a leading role in negotiating the ceasefire in Iran.
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Trump says the Iran war will end ‘very soon’ – but it is not clear how
The Trump administration’s unclear goals in Iran will make finding an early off-ramp from the conflict difficult.
Are Israel and Iran about to clash head‑on over Syria?
Years of mediation by Russia have helped keep a direct Israeli-Iranian conflict off the agenda. But things have changed.
Will row over Iran conflict spell the end of Nato?
Donald Trump and his senior advisers have threatened to leave Nato over alliance members’ reluctance to join the war in Iran.
The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal
Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah’s rocket attacks have boxed the US president into a corner.
Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could swiftly engulf in the entire region
Turkey and Pakistan are poised to send troops to Saudi Arabia, but so far the Trump administration has avoided getting involved.
Israel‑Hamas war: will the US and Iran be drawn into a broader conflict? It’s Tehran’s move
As Israel prepares for a land invasion of Gaza, tensions are rising in the region between Iran and the US.
Iran war: the search for an ‘off ramp’
It’s hard to see how the US can achieve Donald Trump’s war aims.
Iranian revolution: world’s reactions show that, four decades on, tensions remain as high as ever
Hostility to Iran’s revolution from both the West and in the region is as virulent now as it was in February 1979.
Iranian women burning their hijabs are striking at the Islamic Republic’s brand
The hijab, which was forced on all Iranian women after the 1979 revolution, is a tool of oppression.
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