Alex Raufoglu is RFE/RL's senior correspondent in Washington, D.C.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has called for unity between the United States and its European allies as President Donald Trump signals frustration with NATO members after several resisted his calls to help Washington during its military action in Iran.
US President Donald Trump has called on allies to help secure the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, urging partners to send naval forces to keep global energy shipments flowing through the waterway amid the Iran conflict.
Efforts to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine have slowed to a crawl as the United States focuses on a widening conflict with Iran, leaving Ukrainians and their allies weighing what comes next for diplomacy -- and the battlefield.
A final assessment by US military officials of events surrounding a deadly missile strike on an Iranian girls' school will be shared with Congress in the coming days, sources told RFE/RL amid growing reports that the attack was likely launched by the United States.
In an interview with RFE/RL, political scientist Ariel Cohen discusses Iran’s long history in oil geopolitics, the limits of its ability to disrupt global markets, and why he believes the structural advantages remain on the side of the United States and its partners.
As the United States and Israel's conflict with Iran converges on the Strait of Hormuz, markets are reacting to rising risks of energy disruption. Analysts say the crisis is testing whether Iran can leverage global oil flows -- and whether Washington can prevent a supply shock.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks of “historic” military cooperation with US forces striking Iran. But are the two allies entirely in lockstep?
US President Donald Trump has signaled the conflict with Iran could be nearing an end. But is that realistic?
The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has focused world attention on the Middle East. It has also fueled debate in Washington over whether the conflict could divert resources and political attention away from Ukraine more than four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion.
US officials on March 6 told RFE/RL that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack US troops and military assets in the Middle East, confirming a Washington Post report that suggested Moscow is playing a substantial if indirect part in the widening regional conflict.
With US President Donald Trump sharpening his focus on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time in Washington this week with a clear objective: ensure Ukraine does not get pushed to the periphery.
US President Donald Trump will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on March 3, with transatlantic security and Ukraine high on the agenda. But as Washington intensifies military operations against Iran, European officials fear the war is eclipsing Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.
In an interview with RFE/RL on March 2, Patraeus endorsed the Trump administration’s frank account of operations, noting substantial achievements alongside losses of personnel and aircraft.
As the war with Iran enters a volatile new phase, analysts in Washington say the Islamic Republic is confronting a convergence of crises unseen since its founding in 1979.
The United States said on February 28 that it launched preemptive military strikes against Iran after concluding that Tehran was preparing to use its missile arsenal against US forces and allies and had no intention of agreeing to meaningful limits on its nuclear program.
A prominent US political commentator and RFE/RL board member says the latest American strikes on Iran mark the beginning of a sustained campaign aimed not just at military deterrence but at ending the rule of the Islamic republic as it currently exists.
Latvia’s foreign minister said the Kremlin lacks the political will to end the war in Ukraine and argues that only sustained military and economic pressure will bring Moscow to serious negotiations. Baiba Braze also warned of broader Russian destabilization efforts beyond Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone on February 25, a high-stakes conversation confirmed by both the White House and Kyiv as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of renewed negotiations in Geneva.
US President Donald Trump used the longest State of the Union address in US history to repeat the threat of military action against Iran if diplomacy fails -- and pledged to keep negotiating to end the war in Ukraine.
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor, hundreds of Ukraine's supporters gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, transforming the heart of the US capital into a sea of blue and yellow.
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