Zac and Nick discuss some of the military dimensions of a potential US-Iran conflict, and how Tehran might seek to maximize the costs of a US campaign.

If history is any indication, don’t expect Russia to jump to Iran’s assistance in the event of a US military strike.

However much the French president wants to save the Iran nuclear deal, Europe’s inability to insulate Tehran from US sanctions has already been laid bare.

Weeks after paramilitaries unleashed a wave of brutality on Khartoum, Sudan’s civilian protest movement does not appear to be losing any momentum.

ISIS has been trumpeting its growing presence in South Asia after the fall of its Middle East ‘caliphate.’ But is this just a case of empty propaganda?

Tehran has followed through on earlier threats to increase uranium enrichment, according to IAEA head Yukiya Amano.

Sudan’s military leaders have swapped words for bullets in their ongoing effort to remain at the apex of Sudanese politics.

Opportunities like this don’t come often; the Trump administration would be remiss not to seize upon it.

General Haftar’s forces are stalled in the southern suburbs of Tripoli, and despite impressive early gains for the LNA on the battlefield, the long game favors the UN-recognized GNA in Tripoli owing to economic factors.

Two instances of sabotage on Saudi oil infrastructure suggest the possibility of Iranian blowback from mounting tensions with the United States.