Andy Burnham’s rise to power is shaped by his Labour legacy, Iraq War vote, evolving Middle East positions, and the regional challenges facing his premiership.

Just days after Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi returned from a 5-day official visit to the U.S. where he met Trump and signed dozens of economic agreements, Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian supreme leader's senior adviser on international affairs, denounced the trip as "a badge of shame."

Field movements suggest that Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government are raising their level of preparedness for a possible new round of fighting against the Houthis, amid growing U.S. political and military support.

As a new wave of U.S. strikes on Iran intensifies, Donald Trump has once again hinted at what could be described as the “Kurdish card,” without naming it directly.

The collapse of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding has revived tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, with renewed fighting and diplomacy both remaining possible.