Middle East
Can a drowning Egypt really play Iran war mediator too?
Cairo wants to flex its diplomatic muscle but since it gets most of its energy from Israel and Qatar, it's also trying to survive a growing economic crisis
April 01, 2026
Cairo wants to flex its diplomatic muscle but since it gets most of its energy from Israel and Qatar, it's also trying to survive a growing economic crisis
They may not have the ability to stop the Iran war, but leaders from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, meeting in Islamabad, are going to try
Trump is lashing out at allies as European partners increasingly turn away from his war — all signs that this is more than just a situational divide
Foreign interference is the big story of last week's Slovenian elections, in which the prime minister's party narrowly won
GCC countries have taken the brunt of the Iranian response, but they've remained on the sidelines — for now
This might be an answer to the biggest question today: why does the airspace suddenly seems penetrable, even against a wounded Tehran military?
