The history of the United States in the postwar era is replete with American efforts to change other nations. These projects often failed to achieve their goals, but few so completely as the recent one in Afghanistan. After 20 years, a great many lives lost, and untold billions spent, the …

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan this past August brought an end to a 20-year war. But as a series of recent investigations by The New York Times has underscored, it also marked the beginning of postmortems about what the United States did right and, in some cases, did wrong. Drawing …

The visit followed the Iranian foreign minister’s trip to Oman. Qatar and Iran’s top diplomats met in Doha today. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani hosted his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian for an official visit. They discussed bilateral relations and unspecified “regional developments,” according to a statement from …

The advance could relieve pressure on embattled Marib if pro-government forces can hold their ground. Yemeni pro-government forces claimed to have retaken the country’s entire southern province of Shabwa from Houthi rebels. The Giants Brigade, a pro-government militia backed by the United Arab Emirates, claimed to have captured the province …

Iraq announced a similar incident late last year. Iraqi forces arrested several people who allegedly attempted to enter the country illegally via the Syrian border today. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said 62 “infiltrators” of Syrian nationality were arrested. The Iraqi border guard and the Kurdistan Region’s peshmerga forces conducted the …

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is requiring Arabs displaced from all Syrian regions who are living in the areas under their control to obtain an expatriate card to be allowed to enter or remain. The local authorities in northeast Syria have demanded all Arab refugees from all Syrian regions …

The admission of Syria into the Chinese economic project is the latest sign of strengthening relations between Damascus and Beijing. Syria has joined a major Chinese initiative on global trade, infrastructure and connectivity. The head of Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission, Fadi al-Khalil, signed a memorandum of understanding with …

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) tore into President Biden’s speech advocating a suspension of filibuster rules, in remarks on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “The president’s rant — rant — yesterday was incoherent, incorrect, and beneath his office,” McConnell said. Biden gave a speech at Morehouse College in …

Soleimani’s strategy “was able to multiply the power of the resistance against the Zionist regime” by arming them. Iranian media, to mark the anniversary of the death of Qasem Soleimani, have provided unique new details about Iran’s support for Palestinian groups. In a recent article from the Tasnim News branch …

The Mossad chief met with the Libyan PM to discuss normalization with Israel, which may be difficult considering the ongoing chaos in Libya. Mossad Director David Barnea and Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Mohammed Al-Dabaiba recently met in Jordan to discuss normalization and security cooperation, Saudi Arabian and Libyan media outlets …