Trump issues threats but struggles to force a decision, and the confrontation with Iran continues without a breakthrough. In Israel, warnings are mounting over Tehran’s nuclear program and the strain on the IDF, while criticism of the government’s conduct is growing on the home front.
Tehran is trying to shift the balance of the campaign through international pressure, but the bottom line is that it is taking severe hits in a one-sided war. Trump wants to make clear to the world who won, which is why there is reason to believe his warning that the coming days are critical.
Despite the heavy blow it suffered in 2024, Hezbollah used the time to rebuild, formulate a new combat doctrine and reorganize for the next round. The gap between the two sides’ objectives, and the organization’s willingness to pay a high price, raises concern that the fighting could become prolonged and force Israel to intensify its operations.
Crises in Cuba, Lebanon, and Iran have dominated headlines worldwide. On the surface, the three countries seem to have little in common – but they are connected by one increasingly obvious pattern: Western activists who capitalize on these countries’ crises
Israeli officials believe the Israeli Air Force is nearing the end of its main wave of strikes in Iran, but critical questions, foremost the fate of the enriched uranium, remain unresolved. In Israel's north, fighting against Hezbollah continues and fears of escalation are growing.
Up to 1,000 former members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are embedded across Canada. What does it say about it as a country?
Gulf rulers' main concern is that the US and Israel could stop the war without finishing the job. In that case, the Iranian regime would recover, work to shield itself from future attacks and settle scores with everyone who helped strike it.
The Iranian regime this week pulled out another card from its arsenal: 12-year-old children. Recruiting children is the latest move by a government that has lost the ability to persuade or meet the people's needs and has chosen instead to traffic in hunger. It is a desperate attempt to pit poor against poor, a hungry child in uniform against a student hungry for freedom.
As the military campaign against Iran grinds on, evidence mounts that it is not toppling the regime but reinforcing it – leaving a nuclear-focused deal as the sole viable exit.
With geographic advantages and a direct line to the Trump administration, Islamabad is maneuvering to broker talks – but its credibility is tested by domestic unrest and broken alliances.
