Consequently, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi embarked on a radical path of de-escalation, culminating in the historic Saudi-Iran rapprochement in 2023. The goal was an ambitious attempt to insulate the Gulf ...

Iran spent decades cultivating its allies, but the Houthis, Iraqi militias, and other sympathetic forces have plenty of reason to stay on the sidelines—at least for now.

At least five U.S. diplomatic missions have recently been targeted in Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East. With no definitive time frame on the end of the war, embassies are now being ...