Category: International

US president warns of strikes within 48 hours unless Tehran fully reopens key oil shipping route, escalating tensions with Iran By Abdullahi Yusuf U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to … Read More

Satellite data and think tank report point to sustained attacks on key military systems as costs of conflict mount By Abdullahi Yusuf Iranian strikes on military bases used by the … Read More

Appeal made to leading Islamic institutions including Al-Azhar University as regional tensions escalate following US-Israeli strikes on Iran By Abdullahi Yusuf A group of Sunni Muslim scholars in Iran has … Read More

USS Gerald R. Ford to undergo repairs in Crete as questions emerge over readiness during ongoing military campaign By Abdullahi Yusuf The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier is being … Read More

Deaths, power outages and evacuations reported amid widening confrontation By Abdullahi Yusuf Iranian missile strikes have hit Tel Aviv and surrounding areas, causing casualties, infrastructure damage and widespread disruption, as … Read More

Joe Kent says he cannot back conflict, contradicting Donald Trump as tensions escalate By Abdullahi Yusuf The head of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Center has resigned, citing deep disagreement … Read More

Senior advisers, conservative commentators and US lawmakers question the strategy behind the US-Israeli campaign against Iran. By Abdullahi Yusuf Senior advisers and prominent supporters of President Donald Trump publicly called … Read More

After failing to force open the Strait, US president calls on UK, France, China and others to help secure vital oil shipping lane as conflict with Iran pushes global energy … Read More

Analyst Vali Nasr argues war has strengthened Tehran’s resolve and rallied public support instead of weakening the regime By Abdullahi Yusuf President Donald Trump appears to have miscalculated in expecting … Read More