The new nuclear arms race

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN THROUGH the black clouds billowing from bomb craters in Tehran, but Iran has spent most of the 21st century as the region’s rising power. Until recently, things had re

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war” – or so Donald Trump wants the world to believe, says The Economist. Two days after US bombers struck Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump announced a ceasefire in

Oil shock averted? World leaders and commodity traders have spent the past fortnight on edge as the long-running Iran-Israel conflict turned hot. Matters came to a head at the weekend when the US dire

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war.” ...

India seeks peace, senior MP Shashi Tharoor tells Newsweek —but he warns it will respond decisively to Pakistan’s cross-border attacks

Iran invites U.S. investment in its atomic sector, challenging decades of hostility and raising questions about diplomacy, sanctions and the regional balance of power