TEHRAN — While CENTCOM destroyers steamed toward the Gulf of Oman on Day 1 of Operation Project Freedom, Iran’s parliament was quietly

RIYADH — Iran’s UN ambassador told the Security Council on May 1 that six Arab states — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain,

Table of Contents Bessent’s ‘Suffocating’ Declaration What Does the 49-Vessel Redirect Figure Mean? Can the IRGC Actually Pay Its Soldiers? Iran’s Overland

The UAE coastline flanked by the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman to the east — the twin

WASHINGTON — Operation Epic Fury struck Iran’s enrichment facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and the Isfahan metallurgy complex beginning February 28, and in

TEHRAN — The most consequential document to emerge from the Strait of Hormuz crisis in April was not a threat. It was,

RIYADH — President Trump reviewed a 45-minute CENTCOM briefing on April 30 that included a ground and amphibious seizure of the Strait

RIYADH — Admiral Brad Cooper and General Dan Caine briefed Donald Trump on April 30 on three options for restarting the Iran

RIYADH — Iran’s 14-point Hormuz proposal, transmitted to Washington via Pakistan on the night of May 1, is not a peace offer.

TEHRAN — On the evening of May 1, Iran submitted a revised 14-point peace proposal to the United States via Pakistan offering

RIYADH — Marco Rubio told Fox News on Monday that Iran’s revised nuclear proposal was “better than what we thought they were

Contents What Does Qatar Mean by “Frozen Conflict”? The Decisiveness Summit That Decided Nothing Why Can Qatar Survive a Frozen Hormuz and

JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia blocked Pakistan’s $1.5 billion arms deal with Sudan’s military government on April 20, withdrawing the financing that made