IRAN'S CLAIMS OVER CASPIAN SEA RESOURCES THREATEN ENERGY SECURITY The need for Washington to focus its attention on energy security and diversification became clear as the war on terrorism began. The U.S. should strongly oppose Iran' s threatening military actions to claim a larger portion of th...
Europe's single-largest consumer of Russian energy, has no plans to join in any ban. In response, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman hinted that the U.S. could act alone or with a smaller group of allies.
“We cannot let someone decide something for us,”Zelenskyy told AP, saying Russia wants the “destruction of Ukrainian freedom and independence.” He suggested any such peace deal would send the dangerous signal that adventurism pays to authoritarian leaders in China,...
He suggested any such peace deal would send the dangerous signal to authoritarian leaders in China, North Korea and Iran that adventurism pays. Putin appears to expect Trump to undermine European resolve on Ukraine. Likening Europe’s leaders to Trump’s lapdogs, he...
In the Middle East, our democratic ally Israel is at war withHamas(in Gaza), one of several proxies of terrorist, autocraticIran. In this conflict, we have two autocratic allies, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egypt, which borders Gaza, is likely to play a significant role in achieving peace, ...
disintegration of the Syrian military did not leave Syria’s allies, Iran and Russia, sufficient time to intervene effectively on Assad’s behalf. The dramatic turn of events in Damascus dealt a severe blow to Iran’s regional influence after decades in which it had been allied with the Assad...
Iran’s Yemeni allies have promised more strikes to come. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group carried out Saturday’s predawn attack with drones, including some powered by jet engines. “We assure the Saudi regime that our long arm can reach any place we choose and at the ...
Trump will also have to decide how far he wants to go in backing Netanyahu’s drive to annex the West Bank and how to confront a weakened but defiant Iran and its regional allies. And a ceasefire does nothing to address the underlying conflict that spawned the war. The occupied W...
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Third, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have formed a coordinated“Axis of Upheaval”— orchestrated tocircumvent Western sanctions, produce arms and share intelligence. Together, these governments seek to undermine the liberal international order established by the ...