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Russia and Ukraine now fighting a new war – in the Middle East

The proxy war has given Zelensky a new card as Gulf states seek Ukrainian weaponry while Russia steps up military support for Iran.

A Shahed drone being paraded in Tehran in 2025. By last year, around 90 per cent of all the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukraine were made in Russia.

A face-saving chance for Trump to pause the war on Iran. Will he take it?

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Was the Iran war really necessary?

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Was the Iran war really necessary?

Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the civil aviation authority said on March 25, as Iran presses on with its attacks in the nearly four-week regional war.

Russia and Ukraine now fighting a new war – in the Middle East

A Shahed drone being paraded in Tehran in 2025. By last year, around 90 per cent of all the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukraine were made in Russia.

A face-saving chance for Trump to pause the war on Iran. Will he take it?

An anti-US banner on display in Tehran. The China guarantee is possibly the best exit opportunity for Mr Trump to extricate himself from the quagmire, says the writer.

The war that could break America’s borrowing machine

Mortgage rates have spiked in the US as the Treasuries market comes under stress. Similar pain may be felt across the world.

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