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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi stand for the playing of the U.S. and Iraqi national anthems prior to a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon
Middle East

As Baghdad tries to please Trump, Iran tells Iraqi militias not to disarm

The new prime minister is trying to balance between Tehran and Washington without sparking new civil conflict. So far, it's not working.

Houthi missle strikes in Mokha, Yemen
Middle East

Houthis may meet their match as Yemen slips back into civil war

This time government forces are responding more forcefully to rebel attacks saying there will be no more ‘aggression without cost’

Russian President Vladimir Putin made statements at a joint press conference held after his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin Palace
QiOSK

Rolling Stone hits hysterical note suggesting Putin NATO attack nigh

An increasingly popular narrative claims Trump is putting Europe in the Kremlin's crosshairs

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Europe

An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse

Washington will have to get used to transformed international politics where it's no longer the center of the universe.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Middle East

The Mecca Pact could be an opportunity for Iran

The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defense pact could create space for Tehran in an emerging regional security architecture.

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.
Media

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

For years, hawks have used rosy analysis of Kyiv's military momentum to make the case against real negotiations