Mohammed Omar

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

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

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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

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

TEHRAN — Iran does not have a functioning supreme leader. It has three men — Hossein Taeb, Mohsen Rezaei, and Mohammad Bagher

TEHRAN — When Vladimir Putin told Araghchi on April 27 that he had “received a message from the Supreme Leader of Iran,”

DUBAI — A 142-meter superyacht belonging to Russia’s richest man sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on April 25 without a single

JEDDAH — Leaders of all six Gulf Cooperation Council states convened an extraordinary consultative summit in Jeddah on Monday, April 28, 2026

JEDDAH — The first cohort of Iranian Hajj pilgrims landed at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina on April 27,

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s declaration that he is “not happy” with Iran’s three-phase proposal — ceasefire first, Hormuz second, nuclear last —