Trump is in no rush to jump into Saudi defense

The geopolitical faultlines of the drone attack on the Saudi Aramco plants on Saturday are surfacing. These are early days but three broad trends...

Rouhani might skip UN session as US delays Visa

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation could be forced into skipping next week's UN General Assembly because the United States has yet to...

‘Act of war’: Pompeo openly accuses Iran of Saudi Oil Attack

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as an "act of war" on Wednesday, as Riyadh unveiled new...

Kuwait army on red alert as tension over Oil attacks intensify

Kuwait's army said Wednesday it was raising its readiness levels and carrying out military exercises, amid soaring regional tensions after neighboring Iran was accused...

Putin Quotes Holy Quran to Urge for Peace in Yemen: “You Became Brothers by his Favor”

Russian President Vladimir Putin recited a verse from Surah Al Imran of the Holy Quran, as he called upon Muslim countries to bring an...

Israel polls: Tight race denies majority to Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country's general election on Wednesday after exit polls showed...

Pompeo in Saudi Arabia to discuss retaliation to Oil Attacks, after US blames Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed for Saudi Arabia Tuesday to discuss possible retaliation after Washington said it had proof that attacks on...

End violence instead of more military strikes in Middle East, Amnesty to US

The head of Amnesty International warned Monday that a US military intervention in response to the attack on Saudi oil facilities blamed on Iran...

Trump did not carry out his threat on Iran last time – what will happen now?

Donald Trump famously cancelled a missile strike on Iran in June, but Tehran will not be resting easy following the unpredictable president's warning that...

“Looks like Iran is responsible”, Trump on Saudi oil attacks

The United States readied its response Monday to the "unprecedented" attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Donald Trump said Iran was likely to...

Pakistan, Iran & Turkey: A new Strategic Partnership despite US sanctions

Pakistan and Iran have agreed on a five-year extension to the long-pending gas pipeline project. According to the documents of the agreement, Iran will...

Houthis strike at Saudi Arabia’s throbbing heart

A terrible beauty is born on the Middle East’s strategic landscape with the massive drone attacks Saturday on two Saudi Aramco refineries. Saudi Arabia, which...