Western sanctions often hurt innocent bystanders
After Ukraine was invaded in February 2022, countries and major corporations around the world quickly responded by trying to inflict financial pain on Russia through economic sanctions.
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Understanding Iran’s non-state network
During a three-day period in January, Iranian-supported militant groups employed an anti-ship missile to attack an oil tanker in the Red Sea, launched rockets into northern Israel from Lebanon, and used a drone strike to kill three US soldiers in Jordan.
U.S. carries out retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend's attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops.
Iran and Pakistan set to meet on Monday to repair ties after tit-for-tat strikes, decline China’s mediation offer
The two countries have a “joint interest in combating the menace” of the ethnic Baloch militant groups waging insurgencies against Pakistani and Iranian security forces, a senior Pakistani official told This Week In Asia on condition of anonymity, citing diplomatic sensitivities.
The hopelessness of Biden’s two-state solution
The United States and Saudi Arabia are pushing Israel to revive an old peace plan that would see Saudi Arabia and other Arab oil states recognize Israel in return for concrete moves toward the creation of a Palestinian state.
Israel-Gaza war spillover risk: Mapping recent strikes in Middle East
Experts warn that the Israeli war on Gaza may spill over into a regional conflict amid multiple strikes in several countries.
Iran’s limited command over Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis
From attacks by rebels in the Red Sea to raids in northern Israel and the October 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, Western analysts have pointed a finger of blame toward Iran.