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The three clocks of the Iran war

Trump is racing against the midterms, Iran is betting on endurance, and Netanyahu needs a war with no end.

An Iranian woman walks past a monument for schoolchildren who were killed in a strike on a girls' primary school in Minab, southern Iran, amid a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions.

The Kent warning: When truth escapes the war machine

A US counterterrorism official’s resignation raises uncomfortable questions about a war few are willing to challenge

Joe Kent

The war of signals: How Russia and China help Iran see the battlefield

Electronic warfare and intelligence sharing are eroding decades of US-Israeli dominance in the Gulf.

This photograph shows a surveillance drone hovering as Belgian police showcase their units deployed to tackle immigration, on the sidelines of a working visit by Belgium's Interior Minister and Britain's Border Security and Asylum minister, along the West Coast in Adinkerke on March 12, 2026.

The fantasy of an easy victory in the war on Iran

The US and Israel declared regime change as their ultimate goal. That, however, would be difficult to achieve.

Iranian demonstrators protest against the US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran

What al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq and the region

Nouri al-Maliki’s third term as prime minister is likely to escalate sectarian politics in the country.

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shows his inked finger at a polling station in Baghdad, as Iraqis go to the poll to vote in the parliamentary election, in Iraq, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani/File Photo

Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran

Tehran is no Caracas. The Islamic Republic stands on solid ground even if it faces multiple crises.

FILE PHOTO: An anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli billboard is displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

Venezuela’s crisis is not an oil grab but a power grab

Trump has manufactured the Venezuela crisis, not to grab more oil but to expand his executive power.

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

US public opinion on Israel is changing, US policy will have to as well

Unconditional US support for Israel will come to an end, but this policy shift may take years.

People attend an antiwar demonstration in Los Angeles, US

US pressure may break Iranian influence in Iraq

Washington is pressing Baghdad to dismantle pro-Iranian paramilitary groups. The move is risky, but it may pay off.

Supporters of Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) burn a large printed image of the U.S. Embassy, to mark the anniversary of the killing of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a U.S. drone attack, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

The upcoming elections will not help stabilise Syria

The country needs a comprehensive justice and accountability process to address past crimes.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Syrian central bank, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo