The US-Iran war is entering another difficult phase, with the conflict now putting pressure on both Washington’s military infrastructure and its diplomatic strategy. New reporting says Iranian missile and drone strikes caused unprecedented damage to US intelligence facilities and surveillance equipment across the Middle East, with repairs expected to cost billions of dollars. At the…
Qatar is stepping deeper into the diplomatic effort to end the U.S.-Iran standoff, pushing for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a return to the memorandum of understanding that was supposed to keep negotiations between Washington and Tehran alive. The timing is important. The 60-day period created by the June U.S.-Iran memorandum expired…
International mediators have unveiled a tentative roadmap aimed at ending the war in Gaza, with the proposed framework calling for Hamas to disarm in phases while Israeli forces gradually withdraw from the territory. The proposal, announced following intensive negotiations involving the United States, Egypt, Qatar and other regional partners, outlines a multi-stage process designed to…
Israel is constructing a large earthen barrier inside the Gaza Strip, with satellite imagery showing the structure extending beyond the area designated as the “Yellow Line” under the US-backed ceasefire arrangement. The development is raising concerns that the division of Gaza could become increasingly entrenched. According to an Associated Press investigation based on satellite imagery,…
By Oluwatimilehin Fajemisin Global oil markets and geopolitical tensions spiked sharply on Wednesday as the United States and Iran engaged in a new wave of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, raising fears of a wider regional conflict and disrupting already fragile diplomatic efforts. According to multiple international reports, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
