Breaking the current impasse requires an interim gesture by the US which provides Iran with the incentive it needs to come to the negotiating table.
A detailed briefing that gives pessimists and optimists alike a lot to think about.
Self-interest multiplied by mutual admiration made for a triumphal rally when the US president and India’s prime minister took the stage together.
Blackstone boss Schwarzman wants Yale’s historic Commons to carry his name; and the university erases a second historic name instead of re-evaluating it.
Jews’ long-standing security in the United States has relied on a hard-won consensus now being undermined by an unholy alliance.
Nothing other than direct talks can offer a prospect for a solution to the crisis.
Few in the west know about the war fought on their behalf in Syria and Iraq. But they may come to know the rage that 60,000 dead have inspired.
In the 1980s Iran learned its frigates were no match for the US Navy. But its many small, nimble attack craft can worry tankers and warships alike.
Republican presidents always want ‘small’ nukes for use, not deterrence. What’s worrying is that US military chiefs are thinking the same way.
Kim Jong-un has the bombs to put on it too – but lately it’s all smiles from Donald Trump. Is this a lesson for Iran?
Saudi Arabia and other US allies are blockading Qatar, saying it supports terrorism. So why was its emir guest of honour at the White House on Monday?
