Trump's Venezuela buildup delays US aircraft carrier, raising stakes of Iran strike The presence in the Middle East of a full carrier strike group would significantly bolster the military’s ability to disrupt potential barrages of retaliatory Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. By Jared Szuba In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military
From Egypt to Lebanon: What’s at stake for regional states on Trump’s visa ban list? The State Department claimed that citizens from the affected countries are more likely to use social welfare services at a high rate. Algeria
Analysis Why Iran regime’s potential collapse spells more risk than benefit for Turkey Iran’s leadership faces its most serious unrest in years, and rising Kurdish mobilization makes the prospect of regime collapse particularly risky for Turkey. By Amberin Zaman Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Tehran jams Starlink as Iranians take risks to skirt internet blackout Iranians have turned to the US internet provider to get online amid a government-imposed network blackout that began Jan. 8. Iran
