By joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Iran is playing the long game against US sanctions.

What's really behind Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal that is roiling capitals from Washington to Paris, Canberra to Beijing?

Following its Afghan exit, how the US will approach relations with Pakistan is now center stage.

Taliban rule in Afghanistan puts China, Russia and Iran in a leadership position in developing relations with a precarious new regime.

Iran’s nuclear program was at the top of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's list when he met US President Joe Biden.

Does the Taliban have what it takes to rule and rebuild one of the world’s poorest countries?

Water's role in shaping relations between Afghanistan and Iran. Hezbollah extends its sovereignty to Iranian tankers.

Neftali Bennet and Joe Biden sit in the seat of very hawkish predecessors, who have left the Iran question unresolved.

The suicide bombings at Kabul airport in the midst of the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan are creating a crisis of confidence in US leadership.

Is Nord Stream 2 a geopolitical liability or economic necessity? In Afghanistan, US prestige and reliability take a hit.