By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Jun 17, 2025 12:31 am Did the Israelis strike Iran when it did because Michael Kurilla is still commander of U.S. Central Command and a “window” for a prospective joint operation with the U.S. might be closing? Read in browser »
By John Lechner,Sergey Eledinov on Jun 16, 2025 12:05 am On June 6, a Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel announced the Russian private military company’s (PMC) withdrawal from Mali, declaring “mission accomplished.” Read in browser »
By Trita Parsi on Jun 15, 2025 10:14 am Israel’s war of choice with Iran is proving far less decisive than President Donald Trump initially believed when he praised Israel’s performance as “excellent.” What now appears to be an escalating, inconclusive conflict with no clear end in sight will soon force Trump into a challenging decision: end the war — or enter it. Read in browser »
By Eldar Mamedov on Jun 14, 2025 10:02 am When Israeli warplanes struck Iran this week — violating Iranian sovereignty in a brazen act of aggression, killing scores of civilians alongside top military commanders and nuclear scientists and inviting Iran’s equally indiscriminate retaliatory strikes — Europe’s leaders didn’t condemn the attack. Read in browser »
By Jack Hunter on Jun 13, 2025 04:08 pm The Republican president who vowed to “Make America Great Again” by ending “endless wars” now finds himself on the precipice of a potential new one. Read in browser »
By Ian Proud on Jun 12, 2025 12:05 am A spat over the return of 6,000 Ukrainian bodies lays bare the unforgiving economic and political challenge that Ukraine faces in bringing home its fallen, and the political storm that President Zelensky will face when the war finally ends. Read in browser »