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By staff writer
Abu Dhabi talks spotlight Western missteps in Ukraine
TEHRAN — The first trilateral engagement between the United States, Ukraine and Russia since the outbreak of the 2022 conflict is taking place in Abu Dhabi at a moment when Western governments are reassessing the trajectory of a war that has become strategically, economically and politically burdensome. In whatever direction these discussions develop, their very initiation reflects a deeper reality: The US and Europe are seeking to unwind a crisis that their own longstanding policies helped set in motion and then prolong.
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By Wesam Bahrani
‘Board of Peace’: A new tool for American control
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump officially unveiled the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza at a signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday.
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By staff writer
Fox in the henhouse: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ lets Bibi off the leash
TEHRAN — The decision to include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a so-called U.S.-led “Board of Peace” for Gaza highlights the deep incoherence of Washington’s approach to Israel’s war against the enclave and its aftermath.
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Orban rebukes Zelenskiy as ‘a man in a desperate position’
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, describing him as "a man in a desperate position" whose "war efforts" he would not support.
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Japan to hold an early election next month
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8
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By Wesam Bahrani
‘Board of Peace’: A new tool for American control
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump officially unveiled the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza at a signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday.
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By staff writer
Abu Dhabi talks spotlight Western missteps in Ukraine
TEHRAN — The first trilateral engagement between the United States, Ukraine and Russia since the outbreak of the 2022 conflict is taking place in Abu Dhabi at a moment when Western governments are reassessing the trajectory of a war that has become strategically, economically and politically burdensome. In whatever direction these discussions develop, their very initiation reflects a deeper reality: The US and Europe are seeking to unwind a crisis that their own longstanding policies helped set in motion and then prolong.
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By Silvina Pachelo
Studying medicine in Cuba: A Palestinian preparing to aid Gaza amid Israel’s assault on doctors
BUENOS AIRES — Muhammad Ali is 21 years old. He is Palestinian, from the West Bank, and studies medicine in Cuba thanks to a scholarship. His story does not begin at a university or in a classroom, but in a territory marked by war, scarcity, and loss. While many young people elsewhere can afford to ignore the harsh reality faced by Palestinians, for him —as for so many others— the horizon is defined by urgency: surviving, protecting one’s family, gaining access to water, medicine, and the most basic necessities.
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Syrian forces seize al-Hawl camp as Kurdish withdrawal sparks security concerns
Syrian government forces took control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected members of the ISIL terror group (also known as ISIS and Daesh), after Kurdish forces withdrew.
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By Wesam Bahrani
Israeli wars deepen domestic anxiety
TEHRAN – Rather than increasing settlers’ sense of security, the Israeli regime’s aggression across the region has had the opposite effect.
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Will Congressional Republicans defy Trump on Greenland?
In a letter to Norway’s prime minister, US President Donald Trump blamed Oslo for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize and for acquiescing to his demand for U.S. control over Greenland. In a commentary published on the Atlantic website, the writer Anne Applebaum said the letter reveals a president untethered from history, diplomacy, or common sense.
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Trump’s Greenland obsession turns Davos into a test of Europe’s resolve
TEHRAN — President Donald Trump’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday was a display of geopolitical brinkmanship, delivered with the swagger of a leader who treats alliances as leverage rather than partnerships.
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By staff writer
Fox in the henhouse: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ lets Bibi off the leash
TEHRAN — The decision to include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a so-called U.S.-led “Board of Peace” for Gaza highlights the deep incoherence of Washington’s approach to Israel’s war against the enclave and its aftermath.
