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Trump Allies Defend Him to Israelis Anxious Over Iran
Trump allies defended him at a Jerusalem policy summit this week, reassuring anxious Israelis that the U.S. alliance remains intact despite Trump's insults of Netanyahu and his push for a Hezbollah ce
North Korea MDL Fortification Violates 1953 Armistice
Seoul's Defense Ministry on June 22 declared North Korea's installation of barriers near the Military Demarcation Line a violation of the 1953 armistice, the first such public characterization under t
Trump: Iran Agreed to 'Infinity' Inspections; Iran
Trump claimed Iran agreed to indefinite nuclear inspections in their Switzerland talks, but Tehran flatly denied making any such concession, exposing a stark gap in the two sides' accounts of their fr
Trump Claims Iran Agreed to Full Nuclear Inspections
Donald Trump claimed Iran has fully agreed to the highest level of nuclear inspections as part of ongoing negotiations for a final peace deal, contradicting prior reports of Iranian resistance and ske
UN Inquiry: Israel Targeting of Gaza Children Is
A UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, finding the conduct amounts to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
China, India won't fill US military role in post-Iran
Analysts at the Middle East Institute's annual conference said China and India are unlikely to replace the US military role in the Middle East following the Iran war, instead exerting influence throug
US Eases Iran Sanctions 60 Days; Lebanon Ceasefire Holds
The United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days starting Monday after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, while officials reported a sustained lull in fighting in Lebanon under the ceas
Pezeshkian Heads to Pakistan for Iran-US Peace Talks
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan for talks aimed at permanently ending the Iran-US war, even as sharp public discrepancies emerged between Washington and Tehran over IAEA nuclear
Iran Rejects Vance Claim of UN Inspectors at Bombed
Iran publicly rejected US Vice President Vance's claim that UN nuclear inspectors would return to bombed sites, with Tehran saying no protocol exists for accessing the facilities and no IAEA meeting i
Japan Markets $710M Mogami Frigate to Indo-Pacific Allies
Japan is actively marketing its stealthy Mogami-class frigate to Indo-Pacific allies as a cost-effective counter to Chinese naval expansion, aiming to build a networked regional security architecture
North Korean leader Kim criticises Japan as turning into ‘war state’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused Japan of becoming a "war state" in a ruling party speech, while also vowing to accelerate his country's nuclear-armed defense capabilities. Japan rejected the c
US-Iran MoU: Fragile Pause, Not a Settlement
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed at the G7 summit on June 17 is best understood as a temporary pause in hostilities rather than a genuine settlement, with the most likely trajectory bein
US Eases Iran Oil Sanctions 60 Days; $12bn Funds
The US eased oil sanctions on Iran for 60 days after Tehran agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors to return, while $12bn in frozen Iranian funds is set for release — even as Israeli troops
Pezeshkian Heads to Pakistan to Cement US-Iran Deal
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in Islamabad on Tuesday for his first overseas trip since the US and Israel struck Iran in February, seeking to convert a freshly signed US-Iran memorandum
The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through
Ship traffic is recovering in the Strait of Hormuz under an interim Iran-U.S. deal, but threats of tolls from both governments and unresolved legal questions over who controls the waterway put the 60-
US Eases Iran Oil Sanctions, Tehran Denies Inspector
The US granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver allowing oil sales in US dollars for the first time in decades, even as Tehran publicly denied making any new commitments to bring back IAEA nuclear inspe
US Warns Russia at UN: 'Time Not on Moscow's Side'
The United States warned Russia at the UN Security Council that 'time is not on Moscow's side' as Russian monthly casualties reached 40,000, with the UK declaring 'enough is enough' after fresh mass s
Uyghur Americans Lose Faith After Trump-Xi Summit
Uyghur Americans are losing faith in Washington after Trump's summit with Xi Jinping produced no mention of human rights, despite pre-summit congressional resolutions urging the release of detained Uy
U.S. Waives Iran Oil Sanctions in 60-Day License
The U.S. Treasury issued a 60-day general license Monday waiving decades-old sanctions on Iranian oil sales, conditioned on Iran keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and admitting IAEA nuclear inspectors
India Pushes AI Diplomacy Through Act East Policy
India's Act East Policy, originally a 1990s economic initiative later expanded by PM Modi in 2014 to include defense, must now incorporate an AI diplomacy pillar spanning research co-creation, semicon
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