Regional Stability
Geopolitics
CIA Arms Kurdish Forces in Iran as Nuclear Diplomacy Collapses
Washington's covert plan to weaponize Kurdish insurgents marks a strategic pivot from airstrikes to protracted proxy warfare—with Turkey, Iraq, and regional stability as collateral.
Geopolitics
Pakistan Deploys Army After 24 Killed in Pro-Iran Protests Over Khamenei Assassination
Violence erupts across major ally as Shia minority reacts to U.S.-Israeli strikes, exposing Pakistan's strategic dilemma between Washington and Tehran.