Nearly 20 million facing severe food insecurity in Afghanistan: UN report

At the same time last year, the number of food insecure Afghans was 9.5 million

Qatari PM holds secret talks with ‘reclusive’ Taliban chief: Report

This was reportedly the Taliban supreme leader’s first meeting with a foreign official

Iran to continue striking IKR if Iraq fails to reign in separatists

Iran regularly launches operations against Kurdish militants on the border with Iraq given the threat they pose to the country’s security

Iran’s carrot-and-stick strategy toward the Taliban

Iran’s stance on the Taliban involves strategically aligning its West Asian and Eurasian policies, employing key leverage, and positioning itself as a key regional player in shaping Afghanistan's future, without undermining its own water and security concerns. 

Afghanistan seeks boost in energy ties with Russia

In September 2022, Afghanistan signed its first major international agreement to import Russian fuel and wheat

Iran-Saudi detente is a setback for Israel

The China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal marked a significant shift toward establishing Persian Gulf and regional stability, but is a major setback for Israelis who have cultivated Arab-Iranian divisions for years.

Over 4.5 million people killed in post 9/11 wars: Report

A blank-check legislation signed into law in 2001 has allowed the Pentagon to launch more than 40 military interventions in at least 22 countries without congressional approval

Sudan: The new geopolitical battlefield between east and west?

The potential outbreak of a civil war sparked by a factional fight within Sudan's military government poses a destabilization threat beyond the nation's borders – into Africa, West Asia, and the emerging multipolar order. This suits the west just fine.

UK implements additional sanctions against IRGC commanders

The sanctions extend to four commanders of the IRGC over alleged human rights violations, including the freezing of assets and travel bans

Iran outraged at US scheme to ‘disrupt’ weapons programs

Tehran blasted Washington for 'fueling the abortive project of Iranophobia and creating discord among the countries of the region'

Indonesian hacker group targets Israeli websites, including ministries

The cyber group targeted the Israeli ministries of foreign affairs, education, and health, as well as taking down the websites of train and bus companies

Chinese company proposes $10bn investment in Afghan lithium reserves

Identified as Gochin, the company seeks to help build infrastructure and mine the national lithium reserves

Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan FMs hold meeting on Afghanistan

The four ministers discussed a wide range of topics, including Afghanistan’s severe economic crisis and ways to alleviate it

Iraq, IKR government agree to resume oil exports

This agreement would be a prelude to passing the financial budget law

Over 49,000 Yemeni civilians killed, injured in 8 years of war: Ansarallah

Hundreds of thousands of people died indirectly by the war and economic embargo imposed on Yemen by the US-Saudi-led coalition

Iran, Iraq sign border security agreement

The agreement is aimed at tightening security around Iraq's Kurdistan region, to prevent Kurdish militants from launching sabotage operations against Iran

Khamenei calls poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls ‘unforgivable crime’ as cases surge

The mysterious cases, which started in November 2022, have been framed by western media as a 'revenge attack' on schoolgirls for last year's anti-government protests

UN official calls for dialogue to resolve Sinjar issue in Iraq

Hundreds of thousands of Yazidis still languish in IDP camps in poor conditions over eight years after suffering massacres and displacement due to KRG betrayal

Syria under the American whip: Sanctions that kill

The western sanctions weapon is not new to Syria, but since 2019 it has become a lethal one, destroying entire Syrian sectors and killing its people.

Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq to sign MoU on agricultural cooperation

Qatna says the four Arab states could serve as a 'nucleus' for expanding Arab cooperation with the international community

Iran dismantles two ISIS militant cells

Efforts to prevent foreign-sponsored unrest and terror attacks in the country continue

Iraqi president rejects normalization with Turkiye after continuous border violations

Baghdad considers Turkiye an integral neighbor with mutual interests, yet Ankara's violations of Iraq's sovereignty has become a matter of discontent

IRGC Navy holds military drills in Persian Gulf

The IRGC tested various classes of its naval missiles, smart subsurface unmanned systems, bomber drones, and it's helicopter weaponry

Russian official accuses US of using Iranian drone deliveries to halt JCPOA

Mikhail Ulyanov's remarks came in response to US officials blaming Iran for the halting of the nuclear deal

Iran, China fix diplomatic blunder following Xi’s Saudi visit

Tehran takes a hard stand as Xi Jinping discovers the Persian Gulf can be a diplomatic minefield.

Abandoning Afghanistan is dangerous for its neighbors

Despite the Taliban's many shortcomings, only a unified, multilateral approach to negotiating with and recognizing the Islamic Emirate will safeguard the borders of neighboring states.

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in northern Iraq

The attack killed nine Iraqi police officers and was set off in Iraq's Kirkuk region

Iranian security forces arrest three militants linked to murder of Sunni cleric

Sistan and Baluchestan province has been greatly impacted by the nationwide riots instigated by the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran will not resume nuclear talks ‘under pressure,’ welcomes talks with KSA

The Iranian foreign minister said the US is supporting the recent violence in Iran with the aim of forcing Iran to proceed with negotiations

Iranian president says enemies ‘miscalculated’ in visit to flashpoint Kurdish region

Tehran blames foreign powers for training and arming Kurdish separatist groups in a bid to sow chaos in the Islamic Republic