The U.S. and Iran near a breaking point
Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter Monday following U.S. airstrikes on…
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Man convicted in 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister was part of a Hezbollah hit squad, officials say
By Souad Mekhennet and Joby Warrick A Lebanese man convicted in the 2005 killing of former…
State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses
By Josh Rogin Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited…
Jamal Khashoggi’s final months as an exile in the long shadow of Saudi Arabia
By Souad Mekhennet and Greg Miller Jamal Khashoggi had been in the United States for only…
Who is attacking Russia’s bases in Syria? A new mystery emerges in the war.
Russia’s vast Khmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations…
What Erdogan’s narrow referendum victory means for Turkey
By Ishaan Tharoor On Sunday evening in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stood on…
Trump’s new Russia expert wrote a psychological profile of Vladimir Putin — and it should scare Trump
Review of “Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin” by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy…
U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government
U.S. launches missile strikes in response to Syrian chemical attack By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan…
How two Red Sea islands shed light on secret relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia
A view of Tiran island from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AFP/Getty…
After four months, Russia’s campaign in Syria is proving successful for Moscow
By Andrew Roth MOSCOW — Four months after launching airstrikes in Syria, the Kremlin is…
A new Taliban breakaway group claims support for peace and women’s rights
Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund (unseen), the newly appointed leader of…
In new sign of Assad’s troubles, Syria’s Druze turn away from president
By Hugh Naylor BEIRUT — During four years of civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…