After five years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had the opportunity to meet face-to-face again with U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he calls his “friend,” at the NATO Summit held in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24-25. However, unlike Erdoğan’s meetings with leaders from Germany, France, the UK, or the host Netherlands, which were held with
Iranian women have been standing tall for years, not just against the regime, but also against war, silence, and a male-dominated system. In June 2025, as the Middle East once again teeters on the edge of open war, Iranian women and their fight are being tested by history in one of its toughest moments. As
The U.S. Struck Iran at Israel’s Request. The U.S. launched B-2 heavy bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, with a 37-hour flight involving mid-air refueling, to drop reportedly six bunker-busting bombs on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow, early on June 22, local time. While both European leaders and Turkish
In the theater of Middle East geopolitics, a U.S. strike is rarely just a regional act — it’s a signal to markets, rivals, and allies alike that the temperature just went up. But let’s be clear: this wasn’t a bold initiative from Donald Trump. It was, somewhat predictably, the next act in a script sketched
Turkish National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler said on June 18 that, “Due to recent events in Iran, security measures at our borders have been heightened.” Güler made this statement after conducting inspections and reviews along the Turkish-Iranian border in Van province, accompanied by the Chief of General Staff, General Metin Gürak, and senior commanders. In
At times, history compresses into weeks, and some rare nights carry the burden of decades. June 13 might just have been one of those nights. That’s when Israel struck Iran in a bold, chilling, and calculated move. Missiles flew, tensions spiked, and the post-post-Cold War order shuddered. But beneath the noise, five brutal and illuminating
Israeli warplanes launched a major airstrike on Iran in the early hours of June 13. The attack targeted military and nuclear facilities, killing Iran’s Chief of General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami, and 6 scientists involved in Iran’s nuclear program. The Natanz nuclear reactor was also hit. Reports claim Airospace Forces Commander