Crude oil prices rose and oil futures ticked upward. The IEA has trimmed its 2025 oil demand growth outlook and raised its production growth estimate.

The fearsome “Axis of Autocracies” bent on disrupting the U.S. led global order — China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — looks ...

With Iran facing geopolitical setbacks and economic decline, its next leader could secure survival by emulating Deng Xiaoping ...

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported ...

If you've listened to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lately, you might think the Middle East is at the precipice ...

Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid offensive that overwhelmed government defenses and captured Damascus within 12 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week lifting sanctions on Syria as a way to help the country's transitional government gain its footing.

Any timely delivery of China's HQ-9B/FD-2000B air defense missile system to Iran would send a strong signal to Russia, which ...

The recent Israel-Iran war, while providing some short-term benefits like higher oil prices and diverted Western attention, ...