Roland Oliphant

Iran famously has two militaries: a regular army, and the IRGC. But Tehran also has a third force: its network of foreign militias in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

Iran has pulled out of talks with the US, accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire by ordering strikes on Beirut.

Is Donald Trump waiting until after the World Cup to restart the war with Iran despite the largest attack on the Gulf since the ceasefire began?

Is Donald Trump waiting until after the World Cup to restart the war with Iran despite the largest attack on the Gulf since the ceasefire began?

End the war now, or be destroyed by your own citizens. That is the threat Volodymyr Zelensky set before Vladimir Putin in a letter proposing face-to-face peace talks on Thursday.

As Kyiv’s ‘logistical lockdown’ hammers Russia’s army, a new drone offensive may achieve what tanks and infantry failed to do in 2023

It's become the crux of the US-Iran peace deal: is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed, free or with tolls?

Roland Oliphant and David Blair go through the US-Iran deal line by line and give each side a score, from $300bn in payments to Iran to the reopening Strait of Hormuz to a ban on nuclear weapons.

Benjamin Netanyahu portrays himself as a leader uniquely able to protect Israel's security and deal effectively with Donald Trump.

He is a graduate of West Point, the Army Rangers, and Delta Force. The winner of five Bronze Stars, three Legion of Merit, and two Defence Superior service medals.