Rather than keeping the Russians on the outside, letting them have a say over the final Zangezur Corridor arrangement might avert a broader war in Central Asia.

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Ali Larijani, who was recently appointed to head Iran’s top security body, has embarked on visits to Iraq and Lebanon as ...

Leadership of the U.S. military in the Middle East has shifted to Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, who takes over command from an Army ...

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In a public meeting immediately after the Israeli attack on Iran, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tried to calm the nerves of the public. “The victorious army of the Ottoman Empire had a ...

Netanyahu rejected claims against Israel, while influential Pastor John Hagee denounced efforts to weaken those ties, calling ...

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Despite strong Sino-Iranian ties, the Middle East’s importance for China’s economy, and Beijing’s growing diplomatic profile in the region, the PRC government generally stood aside during the ...