In sum, this regional war for the players in the Middle East was the equivalent of World War II for Europe: It completely shakes up the status quo and opens the way for something new.

(THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries ...

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A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half ...

President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran remind me of President George W. Bush’s claims in 2003 that Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, was hiding weapons of mass destruction,” writes ...

The fraught relationship between the U.S. and Iran isn't new. U.S. involvement in, and conflict with, Iran is complicated and ...

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime could destabilize slowly, then all at once, Albert B. Wolf writes in a guest commentary.

As President Donald Trump floats “regime change” in Tehran, previous U.S. attempts to remake the Middle East by force in ...

Ahead of his announcing on Monday night that Israel and Iran agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over ...

How Mossad's Saddam Plot Failed, And Left Elite Israeli Soldiers In Coffins In the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, Israel viewed Iraq's Saddam Hussein as a dangerous and unpredictable threat.