Straddling the narrow land bridge between West Asia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, Armenia has long functioned as more than a small, landlocked state. The southern province of Syunik forms the only direct connection between Iran and the north, while also sitting on the fault line between Turkish, Azerbaijani, Russian, …

The éminence grise of Iran’s foreign and security policy strategy and Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani was received by Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq to review the latest developments in the US-Iran negotiations and discuss ways to reach a ‘balanced and fair’ agreement, Muscat, Feb 10, …

Key Takeaway: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has expanded his military purges to include two of the seniormost officers in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Xi may have purged them because he saw them as undermining his leadership and military objectives. The continued purges have reduced the …