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Why has the US sanctioned Iraq’s deputy oil minister for helping Iran?

The US accuses Ali Maarij al-Bahadly of helping Iran avoid sanctions and export its oil through Iraq.

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US says they’re talking, Iran says they’re not. Who’s telling the truth?

Critics say Trump’s claim of negotiations is a tactic to calm the market, but could the Iranians be ready to talk?

US President Donald Trump claims that a deal can potentially be reached with Iran

Trump seeks quick victory but faces prolonged conflict with Iran

Trump faces challenges as Iran resists negotiations after military escalation and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing.

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Can Trump’s ‘madman theory’ reshape Iran and the Middle East?

The ‘madman theory’ aims to pressure adversaries but risks backfiring when opponents feel they have nothing to lose.

epa12682170 A protester holds a picture of US President Donald Trump during a protest outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, 26 January 2026. Protesters staged a rally against the US intervention in global politics that violates the world order and principles of international law. EPA/MAST IRHAM

Is the Yemeni government getting ready to attack the Houthis?

Houthis weigh risks as Saudi-backed campaign to unite forces could challenge their decade-long hold on northwest Yemen.

Houthi supporters gather as they celebrate independence day, marking the end of British rule in South Yemen in 1967, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

After STC hubris, dream of South Yemen looks further away

Secessionist STC had de facto control over most of southern Yemen, but then squandered it by going too far.

Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a coalition of separatist groups seeking to restore the state of South Yemen, hold South Yemen flags during a rally, in Aden,

Burning bodies, mass graves. Sudan’s RSF trying to hide atrocities: Report

Yale Humanitan Research Lab finds paramilitary buried, burned, removed human remains after el-Fasher massacre.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Protesters gather outside the Scottish Parliament in solidarity with Sudan on November 06, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A group of Sudanese in Scotland are demonstrating in solidarity with the people in Sudan to raise awareness on the humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold since the conflict began in April 2023. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has sounded the alarm on the recent escalation in El-Fasher, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have allegedly carried out mass killings, executions, and sexual violence since overrunning the besieged city in the Darfur region last week. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Who was Yasser Abu Shabab, Israel-backed militia leader killed in Gaza?

Abu Shabab became prominent last year leading an armed group operating in Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza.

Yasser Abu Shabab

What we know about the torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel

Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners, as well as the bodies handed over, highlight alleged Israeli abuse.

A Palestinian woman holds up a photo of her husband on her cell phone, in Gaza

Is an end to Israel’s war on Gaza finally in sight?

Hamas has responded positively to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal, but differences remain.

Displaced Palestinians from northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, rest after evacuating southwards, following Israeli forces' orders to leave Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip, October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa