Israel accuses an ‘unprecedented’ number of Israelis of spying for Iran
In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase in October, Iran dispatched spies to film and ...
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...
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Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems
Perceptions that Iran is weakened could prompt an even tougher ... an international relations professor at the London School of Economics, told CNN’s Becky Anderson. “On the other hand ...
Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too
Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two ...
Donald Trump will look at Jan. 6 pardons on an ‘individual basis’: Eric Schmitt
Certain parts of the Make America Healthy Again agenda touted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead ...
US has had direct contact with Syrian rebel group, Blinken says
The United States has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now in de-facto control of the ...
Xi’s RSVP is a snub to Trump, but the inauguration invite is still a big deal
It’s a fantastical picture, because even before sources on Thursday confirmed Xi wouldn’t attend, it was obvious it could not ...
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
Assad’s fall is huge blow for Putin, highlighting fragility of his own rule
Syrians are now roaming through Assad’s abandoned presidential palace in Damascus, much as Ukrainians were able to visit the ...
Weeks of unexplained drone sightings raise fears and frustrations in New Jersey
New Jersey state lawmakers say they have been briefed by security officials amid a joint federal and state investigation into weeks of unexplained drone sightings across the state that have prompted ...
For Israel, Assad’s Fall Brings Opportunities and New Threats
Syria’s new de facto authorities are led by a Sunni Islamist group with extremist origins, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and ...
With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut ...