When Beijing brokered a historic peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia last year, it was seen as a milestone for China's proactive engagement with the Middle East. For Tehran, which has been under economic and geopolitical pressure from US President Joe ...

Fujian was Mahnaz's favorite place during the trip. As the starting point of the "Maritime Silk Road", Fujian has a long history and splendid civilization. Before coming to China, Mahnaz had learned a lot about the Belt and Road Initiative.

Coercive diplomacy” could leave Tehran to choose either a negotiated disassembly of its nuclear capability, or a forced one.

The wheels of history have been turning rapidly in the Middle East over the last year. For a significant period of time, Iran’s status as a rising power within the region has been regarded as a consistent reality in assessing Middle Eastern geopolitics.

President-elect Trump faces a full plate of challenges early on in his administration to avert armed conflicts in the Middle East, Europe's East, and East Asia, and will need to rely on intermediaries such as Qatar to help him navigate these challenges.

As Donald Trump prepares for a second term, he faces a weaker Russia, China, and Iran. Can "America First" keep the fragile global order intact?

President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that could serve as a road map for the incoming Trump administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, N

As cooperation between US rivals intensifies, current White House suggests next administration boosts interagency ties, intel sharing between allies, sanctions effectiveness

President Joe Biden is pushing U.S. national security agencies ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration to devise new strategies to tackle the risky, deepening ties among Russia, Iran, North Korea and China,

Even those who wish to focus solely on a possible conflict with China should recognize that Beijing has allies who almost certainly would come to its aid.

Iran’s stronger relations with Russia and China have also added to its resilience. In March 2021, China and Iran signed a 25-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement that enhances bilateral relations and includes $400 billion investments in ...

Now that Iran is weakened, it’s time to turn our attention to Turkey. It will take more than the destruction of Hamas, the disarmament of Hezbollah, and the fall of the Assad dictatorship to put an end to the threat posed to the world by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.