https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:07:36 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Zineb Riboua, research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East and expert on Chinese and Russian involvement in the region, discusses how China and Russia are responding to the US-Israeli war with Iran and what they stand to gain or lose from the conflict. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-china-russia-interview-zineb-riboua/33710892.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-china-russia-interview-zineb-riboua/33710892.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:12:00 +0100 IranFeaturesThe Rundown StoriesMiddle EastEuropeChina Michael Knights, head of research at Horizon Engage, a New York–based strategic advisory firm and an adjunct fellow at The Washington Institute, spoke with RFE/RL about what the likely objectives are in the US-Israel campaign against Iran and what may happen if they aren't achieved. https://www.rferl.org/a/michael-knights-gulf-change-us-israel-iran/33695982.html https://www.rferl.org/a/michael-knights-gulf-change-us-israel-iran/33695982.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:35:06 +0100 IranFeaturesRussiaMiddle EastChina RFE/RL interviewed Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington, about possible US action against Tehran and the likelihood of change in Iran. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-khamenei-sinking-ship-vatanka-revolutionary-guards/33653946.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-khamenei-sinking-ship-vatanka-revolutionary-guards/33653946.html Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:40 +0100 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Frank Sobchak, a retired US Army colonel and professor at the US Naval War College, says that the use of drones in the Ukraine war has created a stalemate reminiscent of World War I. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-drones-/33512715.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-drones-/33512715.html Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:33:09 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories