In what is being quietly described by Pentagon insiders as a “posture of maximum readiness,” the United States has assembled an unprecedented naval armada in and around the Middle East—three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, accompanied by two full Marine Expeditionary Units. The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford, and USS George H.W. Bush now operate […]
Islamabad, Pakistan| In a high-stakes diplomatic gambit playing out past midnight in Pakistan’s capital, envoys from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States are engaged in intensive indirect negotiations. This is despite profound and persistent differences that have long defined one of the world’s most adversarial relationships. According to an informed source speaking […]
