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The U. S. and Iran have gone from lobbing missiles to inflicting pocketbook pain.

But Hezbollah’s opposition to talks and continued Israeli strikes make progress difficult to come by.

The talks between the neighboring states are about defeating their mutual enemy.

Tehran is following Ho Chi Minh’s playbook in Vietnam.

Trump’s inexplicable effort to lift sanctions on Eritrea reflects a deepening lack of strategy.

It is hard to imagine the grouping enduring another two and a half years of Donald Trump.

Reversing vaccine mandates is a disaster for military readiness.

For foreign audiences, the dysfunctional nature of U. S. politics matters more than the country’s leader.

Karim Sadjadpour on the extended cease-fire and continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The truce is hanging by a thread despite Trump’s extension.

Reopening the Druzhba pipeline was the final hurdle stopping Budapest from ending its opposition.

As U. S. -Iran talks falter, the political and economic risks are rising for Islamabad.

The selection process for António Guterres’s successor begins with a grilling for four contenders.

Why Beijing’s success spells doom for everyone else.