Brussels: The EU is in a bind. EU institutions and many member states have condemned the Iranian government’s waves of repression against its own population. At the same time, the EU has said it would welcome a more democratic form of government in Ir…

Beirut: Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Salah Hijazi, who is the Deputy Head of the Politics Desk at the Francophone Lebanese daily, LOrient-Le Jour. He warns Lebanon is trapped in a dangerous stalemate, where the war is no longer governed by Leban…

Beirut: As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues, a second front against Hezbollah has led to the displacement of some 800,000 people fleeing deadly Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, while a succession of rocket and drone attacks has rained down on Isr…

Bengaluru: Signs on Indian storefronts have been increasingly declaring the unavailability of staple foods like roti, attributing the issue to a cooking gas cylinder crisis. This disruption stems from the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United S…

Paris: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, aiming to bring renewed attention to the ongoing war in Ukraine. This meeting comes at a time when the US-Israeli conflict with Iran is drawin…

Washington: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran’s new supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured. Hegseth spoke Friday, a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei released a written statement vowing to continue the war. It was …

Baghdad: All six crew members aboard a US military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have been confirmed dead, the US military announced. The incident adds to the toll of US service members who have died in operations against Iran, which…