Power in the Middle East shifted in 2025, with Sunni groups gaining influence while Shiite factions linked to Iran weakened. Political turmoil, economic struggles, and escalating conflicts—especially ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered airstrikes against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, and issued a warning to ...

The strikes represent the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office, and come as the U.S.

Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadegh and Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit signed a road map of Iran-Russia cooperation in transportation and transit fields for 2025.

China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East. The joint drills held Tuesday, called the ...