Tom O'Connor

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  • Jun 23, 2026
    As U.S. and Iranian officials report progress in the latest talks designed to end their nearly four-month conflict, both sides are looking to translate battlefield achievements into...
  • May 20, 2026
    Almost three months into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and nearly five weeks since President Donald Trump announced a blockade of the Islamic Republic, a defiant Tehran shows...
  • May 19, 2026
    As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly become increasingly involved in the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, the conflict is straining...
  • May 16, 2026
    As President Donald Trump intensifies pressure against Cuba, Havana’s hopes that the White House’s Iran war stalemate may deter the administration from coming through...
  • May 12, 2026
    China’s ambassador to the United States called for an immediate end to the U.S. war with Iran and pushed back against some of President Donald Trump’s military, political...
  • Mar 3, 2026
    Iranian officials are grappling with a grave ultimatum as the country battles an unprecedented joint U.S.-Israeli military intervention that has slain the Islamic Republic’s...
  • Feb 19, 2026
    There’s been no slowdown to the U.S. military buildup around Iran despite both sides engaging in nuclear talks this week.  
  • Jan 13, 2026
    As Iran‘s government moves to quell some of the largest protests the nation has faced in years without triggering U.S. intervention, the spotlight is on the elite and...