Afghan Women Are Emerging From Fear

There are wars that redraw maps. There are wars that topple governments. And then there are wars that fundamentally change how nations will fight in the future.

When the heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization convene an emergency coordination meeting, it usually means that a problem has grown far beyond the boundaries of an ordinary regional crisis.

While the world remains focused on the war in Ukraine and tensions surrounding Taiwan, Washington and Tehran appear to be moving toward one of the most unexpected diplomatic agreements in recent years — a deal that could reshape the security architecture of the Middle East and restore stability to one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.

Iran has intensified its rhetoric toward the South Caucasus, signaling growing concern over a possible shift in the regional balance of power and the prospect of opening a transport route through Armenia’s Syunik region, which Tehran links to expanding United States influence.