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Saudi Prince is said to push Trump to continue Iran war in recent calls

Prince Mohammed, the people familiar with the discussions said, has argued that Iran poses a long-term threat to the Gulf that can only be eliminated by getting rid of the government

Trump extends Iran ultimatum deadline, cites 'productive' early contacts

President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing "productive conversations" with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive

Trump delays energy strikes, but Iran's infrastructure is already battered

US and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iranians who oppose the government

Strikes on Gulf energy infra spark fears of prolonged global impact

This new phase of the war began Wednesday, when Iran carried out a retaliatory missile strike on Ras Laffan, Qatar's vast energy complex

Disruptions from West Asia war threaten to derail India's growth momentum

Generations of Indian workers and businesses have turned the Arab side of the Gulf into a vital appendage of their own country

Israel's missile defence system under scrutiny after Iranian attack

Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert

Israel thought it could spur rebellion inside Iran. That hasn't happened

President Trump's hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran's theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed

Chain of Ideas: Ibram X Kendi on rise of modern xenophobia in conservatism

Ibram X. Kendi's Chain of Ideas traces the rise of replacement theory but struggles to balance ideology with real-world political and economic forces

Trump's reaction to Israeli strike on gas field exposes rift in strategies

President Trump said he complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about the attack, which sent energy markets reeling; but Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand

For US, unmet expectations in Iran fit a familiar pattern in West Asia

Iran's military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealised goals for American interventions in the region

Israel keeps killing key Iranian leaders. Will it help win the war?

Israeli officials trumpeted airstrikes that killed Iran's de facto leader and the commanders of a militia notorious for suppressing protests. But "decapitation has its limits," an analyst warns

Kharg Island is an appealing target for Trump, but with high risks

A US attack or a move to seize control of Iran's main oil export hub could cripple the country's ability to profit from its natural resources, but it would also risk sending energy prices even higher

With threats and claims of 'treason,' Trump pressures media on Iran war

A president who calls journalists the 'enemy of the people' has accused news organisations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose

Mixed signals: Trump shifts his position on Iran almost with every sentence

The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war

'This is not our war': Europe, UK push back against Trump's demands

While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump's calls to send warships

Trump admin seeks removal of Cuba's President Díaz-Canel amid ongoing talks

The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks

'One Battle After Another', tale of political resistance, shines at Oscars

Sinners, a horror fantasia about African American trauma, received four Oscars, including one for Ryan Coogler's original screenplay

Trump faces stark choices as West Asia conflict enters third week

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump's options - to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back - both carry deeply problematic consequences

Why little was done to develop an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz

The narrow passageway out of the Persian Gulf is both vital - serving as the only gateway to the rest of the world for huge amounts of oil and natural gas - and extremely vulnerable to attacks

Days of Love and Rage recounts Manbij's turmoil in Syria's civil war

Anand Gopal's Days of Love and Rage chronicles the people of Manbij through Syria's civil war-revealing how ordinary citizens fought dictatorship, ISIS, and repression