The Kremlin has accused Washington of deploying missile platforms around the world. But did the treaty matter even earlier?

• August 6, 2025

Russian Pacific Fleet says joint patrol with China in the Asia Pacific will follow naval drill in the Sea of Japan.

• August 6, 2025

Video shows a massive explosion at a Russian oil facility in Novokuybyshevsk, 1,000km from the Ukrainian border. Ukraine’s military says it used drones to target several sites inside Russia, including refineries, an airfield, and an electronics plant.

• August 4, 2025

Joint Sea-2025 exercises begin in waters near Russian port of Vladivostok and will last for three days, China’s Defence Ministry says.

• August 4, 2025

PM says Israel must take major steps in coming weeks or the UK will make its move ahead of UN General Assembly in September.

• July 30, 2025

To survive shifting fault lines, CEE should rearm and show its worth as a partner.

• July 30, 2025

By Benyamin POGHOSYAN, PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the APRI Armenia

The June 2025 12-day Iran–Israel War and US military strikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites created shock waves in the Middle East and beyond. Iran and Israel exchanged strikes twice in 2024, but these were limited and mostly symbolic operations. While the war did not solve critical issues between Iran and Israel, and there is a possibility of another escalation, it demonstrated the volatile nature of Middle Eastern geopolitics, shaped by evolving balance of power. Armenia is a neighbour of Iran, and this fact alone is enough to mean that Armenia will be affected by any Iran–Israel confrontation. However, there are other factors that can amplify the implications for Armenia of a potential long-term war against Iran. READ MORE

• July 24, 2025

More details emerge on June assassination attempt on President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials by Israel.

• July 14, 2025