Before the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the appearance of Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi on CBS News was noteworthy, discussing the results of the negotiations with Iran and revealing indications of a possible breakthrough.

The unprecedented developments in Iran raise questions about the identity of Khamenei's successor, the shape of the transitional phase, and the future of the ruling regime amid internal divisions and external pressures.

Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved in.

Lebanon’s crisis has grown more tangled, as "Israel," in coordination with U.S. envoys, has shifted the spotlight from occupation and the right to retaliate, toward an internal standoff between Beirut and Hezbollah, amid mounting talk of a second phase in the group’s disarmament plan.

Jordan hosts U.S. and allied forces as a strategic platform, balancing security gains with the risk of entanglement in regional conflicts.