An American flotilla is nearing Iran as the country recovers from a violent state crackdown on mass protests. The U.S. task force’s goals remain unclear, driving tensions in southwest Asia.
Widely believed to be an ineffective form of diplomatic pressure, the long-standing sanctions regimes of the past two decades have begun to show results.
Aleppo is not just another battlefield. It remains Syria’s economic lung, its industrial and commercial backbone, and a core symbol of post-war state reassertion. Any disruption in Aleppo reverberates nationally—politically, economically, and psychologically.
The Trump administration and the Chavistas appear to have reached the same conclusion: Delcy Rodríguez will be their woman in Caracas. The question is whether she can balance both sides.
With the possibility that Dabaiba may need treatment abroad, Libya's Government of National Unity could be forced to run on autopilot at a critical time.
