Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump inauguration Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to hold communication with the incoming US admin ...

They are looking to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S.

A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges.

As it became increasingly clear that Syrians were not imminently leaving Turkey, the Turkish government formalized the ...

Five years ago, we warned that a snap decision to depart Syria — abandoning the U.S. Kurdish-led partner force that has fought the Islamic State in Syria ...

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

The word for 2025 is “sovereignty.” Despite many challenges like reducing oil dependency, ensuring political stability amid ...

The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a ...

Assad’s government in December 2024 created new possibilities to ensure accountability for years of atrocity crimes and the ...

Which direction do we want Syria to go? Host to a 10-sided gunfight? A return to a repressive regime? Proxies and promoters ...

Veteran diplomat Shahar Azani writes that the hostage deal between Hamas and Israel coming just days before President-elect ...