Top diplomat Marco Rubio strips Qassem Soleimani’s niece of US residency

'The US and Iran don't want a return to full-scale warfare, but neither can appear to be the loser'

Syria09-07-2026Rojava locals protest Arabic renaming of symbolic Kurdish cityResidents of northeast Syria’s Kurdish-majority city of Kobane are planning a protest on Thursday after a new sign bearing the Arabic name "Ayn al-Arab" was installed at the town’s entrance, prompting outcry over what they perceive as undermining the city's Kurdish identity.

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The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy

Centcom says around 90 Iranian targets struck in latest wave of strikes