Is Iran a Country or a Cause?

Such national chest-thumping is to be expected from any head of state ... people are of no use to us. We want Muslim people. Islam opposes nationality.” As Islamist revolutionaries took over Iran and ... Read More

Why Israel Should Declare a Unilateral Cease-Fire in Gaza

U.S. Central Command, with the participation of the United Kingdom and Jordan, intercepted at least a third of the drones and cruise missiles that Iran fired at Israel; Saudi Arabia and the United ... Read More

Islamic State Khorasan’s Westward Network Expansion Into Iran, Turkey, and Europe

ISKP’s retooling from regional operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan to a focus on external attacks and operational plots has resulted in a surge of both foiled plots and successful attacks. Read More

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. The target is not nuclear, the official added. Read More

Nothing to see here: US, Israel go radio silent on strike against Iran

A day after Israeli fighter aircraft boldly struck an air defense radar site inside Iran, top US and Israeli officials declined to publicly acknowledge the incident. Read More

News Analysis: Can both sides declare victory in Iran-Israel clash?

Can U.S. officials and other world leaders persuade Israel and Iran to avoid dragging the Middle East into a wider war? Read More

Pakistan, Iran Commit to $10 Billion Trade Goal Amid US Threat of Sanctions

[Islamabad] Pakistan and Iran have pledged to boost bilateral trade to $10 billion within the next five years, signing eight agreements and memorandums of understanding across various sectors toward ... Read More

Sen. Fetterman breaks with President Biden on US response to Iran attacks: 'We should have Israel's back'

said he didn't agree with President Biden on his stance ... Fetterman argued Hamas could end the war today if they released the hostages. As Iran launched a large wave of attack drones and ... Read More

Iran, Pakistan urge Gaza cease-fire

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi started an ... including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to bring an end to the hostilities in Gaza, which erupted six months ago. Read More

White House ripped over sanctions waiver that critics say put billions of dollars in Iran’s hands

In a statement to The Post, the White House stood by President Biden’s record on Iran, citing the US military ... and Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for an end to such sanction ... Read More

US in ‘high state of vigilance’ for Iranian attack against Israeli or American assets after embassy airstrike in Damascus

On Friday, two U.S. State Department officials told CNN they believed an attack by Iran was “inevitable” and could come as soon as next week, before the end ... Islamic Republic of Iran warns ... Read More

The Middle East on a knife-edge: The US, Israel, Iran, and Palestine

This is the most significant conflict between Israel and Iran to date, and one that sets a precedent for even greater hostilities in the future. Read More