Andreas Krieg

Fierce fighting is under way between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis at several locations, including Bab al-Mandeb, through which nearly one-fifth of global internet traffic passes

Iran has offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group after a series of deadly attacks on the kingdom, raising questions about Tehran’s diplomatic calculations as fighting intensifies across the region

Iran has offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group after a series of deadly attacks on the kingdom, raising questions about Tehran’s diplomatic calculations as fighting intensifies across the region

Donald Trump has publicly rejected the seven-day plan and reportedly told staff he expects to resume hostilities after the November midterms

Reports of blasts near southern Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz suggested that multiple antiship missiles and drones were fired at vessels transiting the waterway against Tehran’s wishes

The deal was announced by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday

Burnham urges Trump to manage the AI threat

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday

Trump sees momentum after indirect Iran talks as oil falls and aviation sanctions bite

During the discussions, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged him to intervene

Previously undisclosed talks held at US Embassy in Muscat as Yemen conflict escalates

This handout picture released on September 15, 2026 by Ansarullah Media Centre reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in al-Jawf

The lightning advance of Houthi militants along the west coast of Yemen over the past week has prompted fears of a spiralling conflict in the region and a new oil supply crisis

This handout picture released on September 15, 2026 by Ansarullah Media Centre reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in al-Jawf

This handout picture released on September 15, 2026 by Ansarullah Media Centre reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in al-Jawf

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s latest meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this week came at a highly sensitive moment for both countries

US advisers provided intelligence, but promised air cover never came as militants advance

British diplomats in Jerusalem will lose status in 30 days

Iran war raises stakes as militantstarget Saudi oil sites and push towards Bab Al Mandab

Six months ago today, the United States and Israel launched their first strikes of on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran and hitting nuclear and military sites around the country

Each has its own complex history of ties with Tehran, yet they provide unique corridors for trade less susceptible to interception than sea transit

Instead, President Trump has charted a new and far more patient strategy that is making steady progress towards his objectives

Trump's remarks add to the uncertainty but do not independently confirm Khamenei's status

He sees the Trump administration’s new sanctions strategy toward Iran as an attempt to seek economic leverage where military force has so far failed to produce any results

The three Sunni Muslim countries signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Makkah on August 7, following a meeting between Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Pakistan has urged Muslim nations to set aside their differences and join its defence arrangement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, seeking to develop a military alliance modelled on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the agreement at Safa Palace in Mecca following official talks

Unresolved flash points current and potential—Ukraine, the Gulf, Yemen, Lebanon and Taiwan—could begin reinforcing one another until every major power finds itself committed to multiple fronts simultaneously

While much of the changes taking place are rooted in trends that have existed for years, ongoing turmoil has only accelerated the emergence of three fluid yet increasingly substantial blocs aligned with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, each vying to shape the future of the Middle East

While much of the changes taking place are rooted in trends that have existed for years, ongoing turmoil has only accelerated the emergence of three fluid yet increasingly substantial blocs aligned with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, each vying to shape the future of the Middle East

While much of the changes taking place are rooted in trends that have existed for years, ongoing turmoil has only accelerated the emergence of three fluid yet increasingly substantial blocs aligned with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, each vying to shape the future of the Middle East

A drone strike has been reported at Damietta Port in Egypt after an explosion occurred on a cargo ship near an LNG facility

More than 30 islands dot Iran’s southern coast, stretching into the Persian Gulf and forming a defensive arc around the Strait of Hormuz

The United States has carried out another wave of airstrikes on Iran, where air defenses opened fire over the capital, Tehran

The United States has carried out another wave of airstrikes on Iran, where air defenses opened fire over the capital, Tehran

UAE travellers urged to check flights amid US strikes and regional nuclear shifts

WHEN DONALD TRUMP proposed a peace with Iran, he could hardly have made a more generous deal

Hundreds of U.S. Marines storm ashore as helicopters thunder overhead, Navy warships and fighter jets establish overwhelming air and sea superiority, and commanders issue one final warning to Iranian forces: surrender or be overrun

Talk of a seizure died down after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister warns that a renewed US naval blockade has dismantled their peace accord, vowing a non-proportional response that will make Washington regret its actions

In response, the US Central Command launched attacks on over 80 targets including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats in Hormuz strait

From the French Revolution through to early British parliamentary practice, and from prime ministers such as Winston Churchill to presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt, the idea that great power demands great responsibility has been something spoken of by those entrusted with political power, even if they did not always practise it

The fall of Saigon in 1975, the troubled Iraq intervention and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 had already weakened Washington's aura of invincibility

The fall of Saigon in 1975, the troubled Iraq intervention and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 had already weakened Washington's aura of invincibility

A child who found a crown in a dressing up box might pepper his declarations with grandiose olde worlde phrases garnered from the video game Age of Empires