Donald Trump’s pressure-cooker approach to Iran was always going to explode
It suits Iranian militants to prolong confrontation by drawing their enemies into protracted regional conflicts
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Iran war: How Israel and the US are co-ordinating their attack
Israeli bombing of sites in western Iran has fuelled speculation that it is seeking to clear the path for a Kurdish advance
Who is the exiled crown prince encouraging demonstrations across Iran?
Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the last shah, ousted in the 1979 clerical coup, emerges as leading figure in opposition
Venezuelan opposition leader to return ‘as soon as possible’ to contest fresh elections
María Corina Machado says country’s new interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has been ‘rejected by the Venezuelan people’
Trump’s Walmart warmongering in Venezuela isn’t just empire building. For him it’s entertainment
Capturing Maduro and putting him on display is US president's version of a Roman emperor’s triumph, entertainment for a senile king
How the US’s audacious operation to capture Nicolás Maduro unfolded
More than 150 aircraft involved in one of most complex US operations in recent history
Ukraine did not target Putin’s home, CIA finds
Assessment rebuts claim that the Russian leader made to Donald Trump in a phone call this week
White House orders military to focus on enforcing ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil
Donald Trump has privately pressured the country’s president Nicolás Maduro to flee
Trial of man accused of Shinzo Abe’s murder to shine light on dark side of Japan
Tetsuya Yamagami, seen by some as a ‘folk hero’, bore grudge over Moonies’ links to Japanese elite
US military strikes alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific
Previous attacks on vessels in Caribbean have killed at least 32 people
The Mission. The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner: Tale of an evolving agency
A fascinating account informed by scores of interviews
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief says
An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan
Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iranian nuclear sites
CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged
Lab-leak claims about the origins of Covid don’t pass the smell test
A recent CIA assessment has again fuelled the Wuhan lab-leak conspiracy theory. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence – and it simply isn’t there
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