While the nations of Central Asia have reasons to pursue closer ties with Israel, they will most likely stop short of full diplomatic recognition.

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Top Iranian security official signals it may resume nuclear negotiations if the U.S. abandons military options.

A senior Western diplomat said Iran’s rulers were vulnerable as never before, and any defiance was a gamble liable to ...

Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani criticized his government's Middle East strategy on Thursday in comments published by ...

For Trump, brokering peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia — both now estranged from Moscow — offers a safer stage on which to cast himself as a global peacemaker than his efforts to end the war in ...

Weakened by war and diplomatic deadlock, Iran’s clerical elite stands at a crossroads: defy pressure to halt its nuclear ...

This proclivity still guides Iran under the gerontocracy of Khamenei and his inner circle. Fifth, the war with Iraq gave the ...

Ukraine sidelined; risk of forced territorial swaps without its consent. Could legitimise aggression and enable delays for Russia to reinforce. US-brokered infrastructure projects like the "Trump ...

US presidents have long mixed economic incentives with diplomacy, but Trump’s approach represents something very different.

A major concern is Trump’s public suggestion of “some swapping of territories” between Russia and Ukraine. Analysts warn that ...