A US Air Force pilot's video in the Kuwaiti desert sparks online debate. CENTCOM confirms a friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury.

Iran’s setbacks in 2025 should not lull US policymakers into thinking that Tehran is finished with destabilizing the region. President Donald Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy (NSS) is right-sizing the Middle East for American foreign ...

Iran conflict in 2026 mirrors the 1973 oil embargo, the Strait of Hormuz has become the new geopolitical fulcrum. While the US relies on shale and strategic reserves, net energy importers like India face a dual crisis: a spike in crude oil prices and a "China shock" that threatens the stability of the Rupee.

As the latest operation unfolds, policymakers and citizens alike confront a familiar tension between decisive action and unintended consequences. The events of 1953, 1979, and 2015 remind us that crises rarely end cleanly.

While Africa is out of earshot of the ongoing bombings and explosions in America’s war on behalf of Israel, the long-term effects of the conflict on the continent are not far-fetched. Like the escalation in food prices due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the vagaries of the ongoing Gulf Crisis will come home to roost, too. History is a witness!

Photos claiming to show Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alive and hiding in the Sahara Desert are being widely shared on social media.

A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran,. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI/JERUSALEM,