When Russia sought assistance from China, North Korea and Iran amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some Western officials expressed concern about the formation of a new axis against Western countries. But none of these countries came to Iran's aid ...

An officer was stabbed to death during unrest near Tehran as demonstrations over soaring prices and the collapsing rial spread across much of Iran, prompting warnings from authorities and drawing sharp reactions from the United States.

While evading new US sanctions on Iran, adjusting to changes in Syria and expanding military footprint with key Arab partners especially Egypt, China closes 2025 with gains in the Middle East but confronts new challenges with UAE-Saudi rupture in Yemen and Sudan.

Chinese independent refineries have been the major buyers of cheap Iranian crude. China's crude imports from Malaysia increased significantly to levels exceeding Malaysia's production. Such trades are likely to continue as usual despite Trump's recent ...

The U.S. strike follows months of effort by the Maduro regime to secure military support from its key allies, including China, Russia, and Iran under increasing pressure from President Donald Trump over Maduro’s rule.

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I'm looking into how Iran, perhaps naively, is relying on China and Russia to ...

Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity. European intelligence sources say several ...

One country outside the Middle East that's closely following the war between Israel and Iran, and any possible ceasefire, is China. That's because China is the largest importer of Iranian oil, and Beijing is a close political partner of Tehran. "China has ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

In the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, a U.S. Special Operations team boarded a cargo ship last month, seizing Chinese-made components bound for Iran's missile program. This high-seas interdiction underscores Washington's pivot to direct action amid Tehran's rapid rearmament following a devastating June 2025 Israeli-American air campaign that crippled much of its offensive arsenal.