Iran

Iran Protests Temporarily Subside After Deadly Crackdown as Thousands Killed and Internet Blackout Persists, US Military Threat Eases Temporarily

The wave of protests that has swept Iran over the past week appears to have subsided following a severe government crackdown that has killed thousands and coincided with a nationwide internet blackout, monitors said on Friday (Jan 16). The demonstrations,...
UN Security Council

Trump Warns Military Action Is “On the Table” Against Iran as UN Security Council Debates Deadly Protests

The United States signaled a potential military response to Tehran if Iranian authorities continue using lethal force against protesters, U.S. representatives told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. Addressing the emergency session on the nationwide demonstrations in Iran, U.S....
Firework displays in North Korea

World Marks Historic Hiatus in Nuclear Explosions, Yet Fragile Record Threatened by U.S., Russia, and North Korea

The world quietly crossed a historic milestone this week: for the first time since the dawn of the nuclear era, humanity has gone more than eight years without a nuclear weapons test. Yet despite this rare achievement, experts warn that...
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99)

Iran Closes Airspace Operations as US Orders Aircraft Carrier and Destroyers to Exit South China Sea, Head for Middle East in Show of Force

The Pentagon has ordered several U.S. warships stationed in the South China Sea to redeploy immediately to the Middle East, amid heightened fears of imminent military confrontation with Iran. The move comes as Tehran abruptly closed its airspace on Thursday,...
Iran

Trump Signals Possible Pause in Iran Military Action After Receiving Assurances Crackdown on Protesters Has Ended

President Donald Trump signaled a possible pause in US military action against Iran on Wednesday, saying he had received assurances from sources inside the country that the government had stopped killing protesters amid weeks of nationwide unrest. Speaking to reporters...
Iran shows protesters in Tehran, Iran

Iran’s Mass Demonstrations Evolve from Economic Grievances to Direct Challenge to Clerical Rule

Over two weeks of protests in Iran have escalated into the most serious challenge to the country’s theocratic leadership in years, yet analysts caution that it is too early to predict the immediate collapse of the Islamic Republic. While demonstrations...
Iran Protests

Trump Stern Warning to Iran as Nationwide Protests Escalate and Authorities Cut Internet Access to Curb Unrest

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Friday, as widespread anti-government protests continued across the country and authorities imposed an internet blackout to contain the unrest. The demonstrations, which began on December 28, have intensified, with...
Southern Yemen Crisis

Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Smuggling Yemeni Separatist Leader al-Zubaidi Out of Aden as Crisis Talks Collapse

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating the secret exit of UAE-backed Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi after he failed to attend critical crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday, deepening a diplomatic rift between the two Gulf...
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla

Yemen Southern Separatist Leader Vanishes After Skipping Riyadh Talks, Deepening Gulf Rift

The leader of Yemen’s southern separatist movement fled to an unknown destination on Wednesday (Jan 7), skipping a planned flight to Riyadh for talks aimed at resolving a deepening crisis in the country’s south that has strained relations between Saudi...
Thailand carried out air strikes in an area between Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces

Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Violating Fragile Border Truce After Mortar Fire Wounds Soldier, While Phnom Penh Claims Explosion Injured Its Troops

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old ceasefire on Tuesday, claiming cross-border mortar fire wounded a Thai soldier, while Phnom Penh said an accidental explosion from “a pile of garbage” injured two of its own troops. Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said...
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