Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

A close ally of Iran's Supreme ... airport in Iraq on January 3rd, 2020. Following the attack, Trump told a press conference that Soleimani was "the number-one terrorist" in the world, who made ...

This is important for Iran because it recently lost Syria as an ally.The IRNA report in Iranian media that highlighted the Iraqi president’s comments noted: “Both countries have numerous communities, ...

As bad as any assassination is, it would be difficult to overstate the massive ramifications for world ... for Iran and its proxies in Lebanon, Syria, and on their own soil show how vulnerable ...

after Trump during his first term abandoned a 2015 deal Iran had reached with world powers, under which it curbed enrichment, and restored tough US sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iran's work ...

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Mostafa Davoodi, an official at Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said in an interview, "The completion of the Shalamcheh-Basra railway project can create a new transportation horizon for the Islamic ...

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was negotiated under the administration of Barack Obama in 2015. Signed by Iran and several world powers, the deal ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Dubai: A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in ...

You can get in touch with Mandy via email: m.taheri@newsweek.com. Languages: English, French As Iran and Russia deepened diplomatic ties on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin touted the ...