RIYADH — Two competing coalitions are trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — the American one with guided-missile destroyers and the

DUBAI — Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned on May 4 that “any foreign military force,

WASHINGTON — Iran’s first response to Project Freedom was not a missile strike. It was a test — three instruments activated simultaneously

JEDDAH — Two hundred and sixty Iranian pilgrims entered Saudi Arabia on April 25 via the Jadidat Arar land crossing on the

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s refusal to endorse Project Freedom is not diplomatic hedging. It is the only rational response available to a

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,

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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.