Iran strikes targets in Kuwait, drawing US ire AP, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The US military yesterday accused Iran of contravening a ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under attack in the latest flare-up that threatened ongoing negotiations to end the war. US Central Command said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late on Wednesday night, calling the attack on...

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A tentative agreement has been reached in the ongoing negotiations with Iran, US sources confirmed, though they stressed that the deal has not yet been finalised and remains subject to formal approval by US President Donald Trump. Trump has asked for a couple of days to consider the proposal before making a decision. “The teams have been going back and forth,” US Treasury Secretary Scott...

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Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the first of a three-part series, Laura Zhou looks at how vulnerabilities laid bare by the Iran war might make the region look to China for water security. The US-Israel war on Iran has crippled global...

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There is a strong resemblance between Israel’s current position vis-à-vis Iran and the situation in 2015. As of this writing, it remains unclear whether President Donald Trump will authorize another round of fighting against Iran or instead forge an agreement with the Islamic Republic similar to the nuclear deal signed by U.S. President Barack Obama more than a decade ago. 1 View gallery...

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That is why the issue of enriched material has become the central test, though here too there is uncertainty. Opening the Strait of Hormuz could provide Trump with an important achievement, but not a sufficient one. To claim he won the argument with Obama, he needs something tangible: the removal of enriched material from Iran

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