Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year as tensions with US loom
The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the ...
In Ukraine and Gaza, Trump finds out that ending wars is tougher than it looks
President Donald Trump is finding out that campaign trail bravura over peace deals can’t yield quick wins as wars rage.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Persian New Year
An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...
Defense One16h
The D Brief: ‘Shift’ in Iran policy; Israel pounds Gaza; Ukraine’s all-drone attacks; Russian ops on NATO soil; And a bit more.
Israeli airstrikes kill more than 400 Palestinians across Gaza, “ending weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent ceasefire stalled. Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas each ...
Attacks on Yemen Begin, and a Gaza Ceasefire Ends
Cast your vote for the best Dispatch pet today! Israel carried out large-scale airstrikes on Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning—its first major bombardment of the enclave since ...