Saudi Arabia questions U.S. protection as Iran strikes oil infrastructure, turning to the Mecca Pact and China for security guarantees.
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Iran’s role in Yemen pushes Houthis toward wider war, yet heavy losses and overextension threaten their fragile gains.
Settler violence has become a systemic failure, with 870 incidents in 2025 and prosecutions under seven percent despite rising Palestinian fatalities.
Saudi Arabia’s economic recovery falters as pipeline attacks, Houthi strikes, and oil cuts turn a downside scenario into reality.
The Iraqi Telecom sector has become a primary vehicle for pro-Iran militia infiltration of the Iraqi state, yet Washington’s focus…
U.S. selectivity is breaking the UN, as vetoes, funding cuts, and abandoned peacekeeping missions accelerate decomposition into competing fragments.
Houthi forces seized Yemen’s western coast, threatening Bab al-Mandab as Hormuz flows collapse and Washington treats chokepoints separately.
Israel’s election may replace Netanyahu, but Eisenkot and Bennett share his core security policies on Gaza, Iran, and Palestinian statehood.
Syria’s recovery is threatened by the Iran war’s energy crisis, fertilizer shortages, and Russian oil dependence despite lifted sanctions.
Iranians document shrinking purchasing power on social media as inflation nears 70 percent and the rial hits record lows.