A weakened international order under President Donald Trump, combined with rising oil prices following the American war against Iran, has emboldened President Vladimir Putin of Russia to keep pressing ...

Crude oil futures have jumped over 40% since the Iran war started. The US has also temporarily eased some sanctions pressure ...

A major weapons program is growing while Moscow builds closer military ties with Tehran. The push could affect battlefields in Ukraine and across the Middle East.

Tehran is said to have proposed a plan that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz while leaving questions about its nuclear program for later negotiations.

Putin is expected to hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline topping the agenda.

T HERE ARE many reasons why America’s war on Iran has been failing. One of them is the effectiveness of Iranian drones. Now a confidential document obtained by The Economist fro ...

But while the U.S. has shifted its focus elsewhere, Ukraine has been more than holding its own. Its military has increasingly ...

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday, after a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy, seeking to gain political leverage and foreign backing as peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Wednesday to address the escalating Middle East conflict, formally declaring recent U. S.

President Trump on Wednesday said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call for a ceasefire in Ukraine and also discussed the U.S. war against Iran. Trump said Putin offered to help ...

The ripple effects of the war in Iran are putting pressure on global economic systems, alliances, and geopolitical tensions—all while exacerbating Russia’s war in Ukraine.