Economics

Iran has delivered a 14-point proposal setting out its terms for ending the war, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency, as indirect exchanges with the United States continue through Pakistan, which continues to act as a mediator. The report, citing informed sources, said message exchanges between Tehran and …

US President Donald Trump said the latest Iranian proposal is “not acceptable”, according to remarks cited by Israeli Broadcasting Authority, as indirect exchanges between Tehran and Washington continue. Speaking to Israeli media, Trump said. “It’s not acceptable to me… I’ve studied it… it’s not acceptable,” signaling Washington’s rejection …

US President Donald Trump announced that Washington will begin a naval operation to escort foreign vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, framing the move as a humanitarian initiative amid ongoing regional tensions. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged that multiple countries had asked the …

Dr. Dan Steinbock Israeli military aggression has “reshaped both the physical and ecological landscape” of southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese report (which does not consider the impacts of Israel’s latest barrage of attacks this spring). In her foreword, Lebanon’s minister for the environment Tamara el Zein notes: …

U. S. President Donald Trump stated he had not yet reviewed the details of a new peace proposal from Iran, expressing skepticism about accepting it because he believed Iranians had not faced enough consequences for their actions. His comments followed a day of contemplation about potentially restarting airstrikes …

Racardo Martins Greater Israel: Beyond Biblical Mythology, a Geopolitical Blueprint When Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich talks about expanding Israel’s reach “to Damascus,” or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses personal attachment to broad territorial ambitions or Israel being not only a “regional superpower” but “in some respects, a …

Winthrop M. Rodgers The stalemate over government formation is affecting the semi-autonomous region’s ability to deal with the fallout of the Iran war – and eroding its autonomy. More than 18 months have passed since voters in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq went to the polls in …

The latest attacks, following months of JNIM raids on Mali’s vital fuel supplies, show the need for negotiation at a regional, national and local level. Jihadist and Tuareg separatist militants launched a sequence of shocking attacks across Mali on 25-26 April. The unprecedented scale, geographical spread and levels …

By Dov Lieber, Jared Malsin and Summer Said After bearing the brunt of Iran’s counterattack, the financial powerhouse is strengthening security cooperation with Israel and widening a rift with Saudi Arabia The new alignment is redrawing political fault lines between the Arab world and Israel that defined the …