Opinion

Nearly 40% of the world’s 195 countries will see civil unrest during 2020, according to Verisk Maplecroft. Risk of backlash

BY GARY M. SHIFFMAN After Iran’s missile attacks on two Iraqi bases and new sanctions from President Trump this week following Qassem Soleimani’s death, the

Even though President Trump now says he will invoke executive privilege to forbid former national security adviser John Bolton from testifying in

By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176

*By MELISSA ETEHAD When faced with foreign threats, the Islamic Republic has long been calculating and strategic. But before Tuesday night,

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton announced in an unexpected and newsworthy statement Monday that he

By Baria Alamuddin* The killing of Quds Force Commander Qassim Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis changes everything. With

BY Hassan Hassan His experience was invaluable in Tehran’s effort to extend its reach into Lebanon and Yemen. So, for

Senior Russian officials have publicly condemned the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful military commander, joining foreign leaders in warning

By Frida Ghitis The praise or condemnation President Donald Trump is drawing for the latest US actions in the Middle