Tag Archives: US-Iran tensions

Geo-political considerations and commercial interests – not morality and principles -currently define international relations, argues one Pakistani analyst.

With Congress bitterly divided along partisan lines, it’s clear the majority of senators – Republicans – will have veto power over any congressional effort to check Trump’s actions.

The US hostilities are likely to not only derail the Afghan peace process but also, possibly turn western Afghanistan into another battleground for the US-Iran proxy war.

Why a purportedly ‘limited’ attack by the U.S. is likely — and worrying.

Saudi Arabia and Iran will benefit more from direct dialogue than hostile rhetoric.

Two oil tankers were attacked on June 13 off the coast of Oman, forcing the crew members of one burning ship to flee. It was the latest in a series of assaults on tankers transporting oil through the Gulf. In May, Saudi, Norwegian and Emirati oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, causing damage but …

Growing fears of a US conflict with Iran show why the kind of unilateral sanctions the Trump administration imposed last year don't work.