As the war between Israel and Iran rages on over the latter's nuclear program, a look at its antecedents and underlying politics provides the right context to comprehend the circumstances surrounding ...

The conflict exposed a harsh reality for Iran: strategic alliances with China and Russia do not guarantee military backing ...

After Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...

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Brent crude oil price has suffered a harsh reversal in the past few days as the crisis in the Middle East eased ...

Iran’s crushing defeat on the battlefield has surely set off alarm bells within the regimes of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. It showed them that when the chips are down, Moscow ...

Trump is "on a roll" according to a CNN segment going over a slew of recent wins in court, internationally, and in the economy and stock markets.

The international order today is no longer shaped by classical geopolitics defined by territorial boundaries, military ...

The US strikes on Iran achieved short-term strategic success but left behind a fragile, unresolved situation, risking ...

Over the past few months, unprecedented developments point to the potential, and potentially imminent, fall of China’s ...

Although China has condemned U.S. military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, it has kept a relatively low profile. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer explains why China's dependence on Iranian oil keeps it ...

Approximately one-half of Americans alive today were born after the Cold War ended. Most of the rest, including baby boomers ...