The Iraqi government "calls on the United States of America to uphold its responsibilities under the bilateral agreements signed between the two countries.
Iran has warned the United States, United Kingdom and France against assisting Israel to deter Tehran’s strikes, saying that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they do so.
Iran is seriously reviewing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, reports Reuters, citing statements by Esmail Kosari, a member of the parliament’s security commission.
by Oleksiy Kolomiyets - President, The Centre for European and Transatlantic Studies
We are all again at the point of bifurcation after which there is a strategic shift balance of power. And Israel is getting worse, frankly worse than Ukraine
by Jordan Embree and Wilson Beaver - The Heritage Foundation
The USA is forced by strategic necessity to shift some vital strategic resources to the Indo–Pacific, as China presents an unparalleled near-term challenge to American security. Luckily, the US has wealthy and competent NATO Allies in Europe.
“After being dismissed as a phenomenon of an earlier century, great power competition returned.” So declared the National Security Strategy that President Donald Trump released in 2017.
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