How the Cuban Missile Crisis Haunts the Kremlin Sixty years ago, the White House and the Kremlin peacefully resolved the most dangerous nuclear crisis of the modern era. Neither superpower had wanted the dispute over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba to end in war, but both sides threatened …

Tehran vows to continue targeting Iraq’s Kurdistan region until the Iranian Kurdish opposition leave the area permanently. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, which has close links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced today that the attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan will continue until these groups …

Iranian shops are closing up in waves amid the continuing nationwide protests. Iran was hit with widespread business strikes on Thursday in support of anti-government protests that were entering a third month.   Over the past week, and despite severe internet disruptions and rigorous controls, campaigners have urged civil disobedience on the anniversary …