Tom Shacklock

“We are manufacturing a whole new generation of terrorists in the Middle East,” former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tells me, saying the Trump administration's conduct of its war in Iran appears to him unprecedented.

The thing about pitching countries on how they should work with you because you're a more reliable and less coercive partner than China is that you need to be a more reliable and less coercive partner than China

On the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we stress the importance of opposing all forms of Islamophobia, and call for dialogue among civilizations and respect for religious and cultural diversity. China will continue to work with Islamic countries, strengthen mutual learning, and advance our shared development and revitalization.

Iran threatens Ukraine with strikes, claiming Kyiv’s alleged support for Israel — including drone assistance — makes the entire territory of Ukraine a “legitimate target,” said Ibrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security.