The Caspian Sea is emerging as a potentially important logistics corridor in the expanding Russia-Iran partnership, marking a possible change in the military relationship between Moscow and Tehran as they look to move goods beyond the reach of Western naval power.
Iranian authorities have moved against the popular online platform Azad, accusing it of publishing “falsehoods” and signaling what an Iranian political activist and commentator says could be a broader crackdown on independent Persian-language YouTube channels.
As Washington once again wrestles with the question of how far the United States should go in supporting Ukraine, a resolution from one of the country's most geographically distant states -- Hawaii -- has added a new voice to the debate.
The world's leading autocracies -- China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea -- are increasingly drawing on one another's resources to withstand Western pressure. For Washington, the strategic dilemma is the extent to which their alignment alters the balance of power across multiple theaters.
Six military appointments in 48 hours reveal how Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is closing the command gaps left by a war that wiped out Iran's military echelon.
Months of Ukrainian attacks on targets ranging from energy infrastructure to online retailers deep inside Russia have prompted moves to seek relief by relocating some facilities to Kazakhstan, which has tried to balance its ties to Moscow with a desire to remain neutral on the Ukraine war.
Iran's supreme leader has replaced his SNSC representative with hardline IRGC veteran Mohsen Rezaei, a four-time failed presidential candidate turned satire target. Tehran's factions are reading the reshuffle as proof the new leader was never fully on board with the Islamabad memorandum.
For much of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian officials arrived in Washington seeking weapons, ammunition, and financial support. Last week, however, the message was markedly different as Kyiv looked to be more a partner than a beggar.
Ukraine's failure to intercept a single Russian missile during a large-scale overnight attack this week has raised fresh concerns over Kyiv's dwindling supply of air-defense interceptors as Moscow escalates its ballistic missile strikes on the nearly defenseless capital and other regions.
A day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Senate, lawmakers overwhelmingly advanced legislation to tighten sanctions on Russia and extend key Iran sanctions for another five years.
The emerging partnerships between Pakistan and Middle Eastern countries are also reshaping the region's security dynamics, which analysts believe may add new strains to relations among states.
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his first Southeast Asia trip as America’s top diplomat, he sought to reassure regional partners that the war in Iran and Russia's invasion of Ukraine would not weaken Washington's commitment to the region.
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