Iran

U.S. to expand network of spy satellites to better detect and track cruise missiles, drones, and hypersonic weapons.

As the United States expands its sanctions, Iran has been ramping up its use of cryptocurrencies to get around them.

Rash action by Tehran-connected groups could provoke an escalatory cycle.

Protesters are right—the extent to which the country’s new cabinet brings it closer to Iran is spooky.

Veterans criticize president for dismissing possibility that U.S. personnel suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran missile strike.

As the 2020 presidential campaign heats up, U.S. politics is getting harder and harder to explain to the rest of the world.

Australia’s climate denialist media, a pro-independence mandate in Taiwan, and power-sharing returns to Northern Ireland.

The slain Iranian general helped defeat the Islamic State in Iraq, but his death is likely to unleash the sort of sectarian strife that Sunni extremists thrive on.

Three decades ago, a perfect storm of miscommunication, miscalculation, and human error in the heat of battle caused the United States to make a mistake similar to the one Iran just did.

After initiating a dispute resolution process, European leaders have a limited window to provide Iran with meaningful economic relief and seek to reduce tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The special relationship between the two countries traces back to a personal debt incurred by Sultan Qaboos.

Sectarian tensions have already hobbled the force. The competition between Washington and Tehran could break it.

Economic measures can de-escalate tensions, but not if used crudely.

Europe’s decision to start the dispute settlement process may set the clock ticking on the deal’s ultimate demise.

Gulf and European countries are eyeing Trump with trepidation as they fear more reprisals from Iran.

The ideological architects of one of the United States’ most disastrous foreign-policy decisions—the 2003 invasion of Iraq—are spinning a tale to support Trump’s most dangerous move to date.

Caught on the border, many are vulnerable to extortion, abuse, and regional tensions.

Suleimani’s killing shows U.S. police and military power can’t be separated.