Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing ...

Iran's rulers are also facing a string of other crises - energy and water shortages, a collapsing currency, military setbacks ...

ToI's diplomatic reporter talks about the complex historical ties between the two peoples -- and why Israel was arming Iran after the Islamic revolution ...

Following the collapse of the Assad regime, I ended my article last December with the following paragraph: “The new government must represent all Syrians, ...

The American disaster in Vietnam was supposed to have put to rest the folly of US military interventions to shore up tottering regimes abroad. The ...

Iraq is exploring alternatives to Iranian gas imports, including options in the Gulf, a government official said, as it seeks to reduce dependence on its sanctions-hit neighbour. The […] ...

The U.S., Israel, Russia and Turkey all face major questions as they look to the future of a post-Assad Syria.

China is hosting diplomats from Iran and Russia for talks on Iran’s nuclear program Friday as Beijing aims to position itself ...

A letter U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly ...

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

Syria saw its worst violence since the end of the dictatorship — along with significant social media disinformation. AI fakes and manipulated historical images online inflamed the real-life fighting.