The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its sixth week. It comes as US and Iranian delegations begin peace negotiations in Pakistan, with Donald Trump insisting that Tehran is “losing big” as talks aim to extend a fragile ceasefire. We asked a US Army veteran and an expert on Iranian culture to dissect Donald Trump's Iran war. Veteran Mike Lyons, a retired U.S. Army Major and combat veteran of the Gulf War, said the conflict in Iran has so far been a resounding success. Hussein Banai, professor of International Studies at Indiana University, remarked that changing Iran’s regime was “never going to take place in the manner that Washington had hoped.”

The goals of the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran have changed repeatedly over the weeks. While both allies initially counted on regime change in Tehran, for now,…

Iran’s military may have been mangled in the US-Israeli war but the reputation of the United States has been mauled, perhaps irreparably, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

NEWS ANALYSIS. Although Donald Trump proclaimed 'victory,' the US in reality accepted a unilateral truce, while the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved. The…

EDITORIAL. The rocky start to the ceasefire, announced Tuesday evening in Washington, and the confusion surrounding the terms of the truce reveal the US president's eagerness to…

The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its sixth week. It comes as US and Iranian delegations begin peace negotiations in Pakistan, with Donald Trump insisting that Tehran is…