Understanding what the U.S. is really negotiating with Iran—the shifting of the balance of power in the Middle East—points to the one truly nonnegotiable term: the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of ...

At the recent oral argument in perhaps the most consequential case on the Supreme Court’s docket, the birthright citizenship ...

Trump again threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure if Iran refuses to reach a deal, writing, “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they ...

After an opening round of peace talks in Islamabad last weekend, President Donald Trump announced a plan to blockade the ...

The Chicago-born Bobby Fischer held the distinction between 1972 and 1975 after he defeated the Russian Boris Spassky in what is still called the “Match of the Century.” The championship, played in ...

A two-week ceasefire in the Iran War entered its 11th day on Saturday, as Iran reasserted the closure of the Strait of Hormuz ...

How could this happen? Why all this support for the MAGA movement? Why this recent explosion of right-wing populism? John Gray, late of the London School of Economics, had something to say about the ...

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a new lawsuit last month on behalf of the Miami Beach resident and Army National Guard veteran Raque ...

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For centuries, Kurds were a vital element of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires. These two great Islamic, multiethnic states achieved stable bilateral relations in the 17th century following ...

Vice President J.D. Vance, during a press conference after the Islamabad talks, complained that the Iranians “have chosen not ...