Middle East

Defense

US to block ‘all maritime traffic’ from Iran ports starting Monday

Zach LaChance -

April 12, 2026 5:31 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Washington.

Foreign Policy

Trump says Iran hasn’t stopped negotiating, will give US ‘everything we want’

Emily Hallas -

April 12, 2026 1:59 pm

President Donald Trump greets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House.

Foreign Policy

Turkey is testing NATO’s limits and exposing its weakness

Bradley Martin, Liram Koblentz-Stenzler -

April 12, 2026 6:00 am

World

The UAE’s hawkish turn was 15 years in the making

Brady Knox -

April 11, 2026 4:41 pm

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives for a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks about Iran on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Foreign Policy

US, Iran, and Pakistan hold direct three-way talks in Islamabad

David Zimmermann -

April 11, 2026 1:53 pm

Daily on Defense

As Trump and Hegseth bristle at criticism of Iran war, a judge rules Pentagon is trying to ‘dictate the information’ Americans receive

Jamie McIntyre -

April 10, 2026 7:42 am

Members of the Iranian security forces stand guard under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes, on April 9, 2026 in Tehran.

Columnists

Iran and the modern way of war

Dominic Green -

April 10, 2026 6:06 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington.

Foreign Policy

Letter to President Trump: Please don’t ‘go wobbly’ on Iran

Tom Giovanetti -

April 10, 2026 6:00 am

This illustration photo created in Los Angeles on April 9, 2026 shows a Lego-style AI-generated war-themed video playing on a smartphone screen in front of a photo of US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Shortly after news of a US-Iran ceasefire, an Iranian group released a new Lego-style video lampooning President Donald Trump and declaring

Columnists

Can Trump survive after losing a war?

Dan Hannan -

April 10, 2026 5:59 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, not pictured, at the Prime Minister's Office.

World

Netanyahu trial to resume Sunday following pause in Iran war

Mike Brest -

April 9, 2026 11:06 am

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Tag: Middle East

US to block ‘all maritime traffic’ from Iran ports starting Monday

Trump says Iran hasn’t stopped negotiating, will give US ‘everything we want’

Turkey is testing NATO’s limits and exposing its weakness

The UAE’s hawkish turn was 15 years in the making

US, Iran, and Pakistan hold direct three-way talks in Islamabad

As Trump and Hegseth bristle at criticism of Iran war, a judge rules Pentagon is trying to ‘dictate the information’ Americans receive

Iran and the modern way of war

Letter to President Trump: Please don’t ‘go wobbly’ on Iran

Can Trump survive after losing a war?

Netanyahu trial to resume Sunday following pause in Iran war

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