Trump Ends Iran Ceasefire as U.S. Expands Strikes
U.S. Widens Campaign Against Iran as Trump Says Ceasefire Is Over The United States sharply escalated its confrontation with Iran on Tuesday and Wednesday, carrying out a new round of…
After Graham, a Sudden Fight for Power
Washington was jolted over the weekend by the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican whose long career made him at once a fixture of the Capitol,…
U.S.-Iran Strikes Imperil Fragile Hormuz Truce
The United States and Iran traded fresh strikes over the weekend into Monday, sharply escalating a confrontation centered on the Strait of Hormuz and pushing an already fragile ceasefire framework…
India’s Missile Sales Gain Ground in Asia
India has struck a third missile export deal in the Indo-Pacific, deepening its emergence as a regional arms supplier at a moment when unease over China’s growing military reach is…
After Ankara, NATO Faces Its Next Strain
After Ankara, the Real Test for NATO Begins The NATO summit in Ankara ended, at least on the surface, with a familiar ritual of reassurance: President Trump told allies he…
U.S. and Iran Keep Fragile Talks Alive After Strikes
The United States and Iran appeared on Thursday to be edging back toward a narrow diplomatic channel even after their most serious exchange of attacks since last month’s interim truce,…
China’s Pacific Missile Test Rattles a Wary Region
China’s rare launch of a long-range missile into the South Pacific is reverberating far beyond the splashdown zone, unsettling governments across the Asia-Pacific and intensifying a debate over how far…
Trump Upends NATO’s Ankara Summit
Ankara Summit Opens Under a Cloud NATO leaders arrived in Ankara this week hoping to showcase a more muscular, more self-reliant alliance. Instead, President Trump used the summit to reopen…
U.S. Strikes Deepen Gulf Truce Crisis
A Fragile Gulf Truce Unravels The United States launched a sweeping new round of strikes on Iranian targets early Wednesday, saying it was retaliating for attacks on three commercial vessels…
Tehran Mourns and Tehran Warns
Tehran’s Mourning and the Message Beyond It Millions of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday as Iran entered the most public and politically charged phase of funeral rites…