RIYADH — In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the United States diplomatic mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, came under a brazen attack by Iranian drones — a direct challenge to American power and a grim milestone in the widening Middle East conflict. Two unmanned aerial vehicles, part of Tehran’s escalating campaign across the Gulf, struck the U.S. Embassy compound, igniting a fire and inflicting material damage on the building’s exterior, Saudi defense officials said. Off

As tensions rise once again between the United States, Israel, and modern-day Persia—Iran—many Bible-believing Christians see more than geopolitics unfolding. They see patterns rooted in Scripture. The prophet Isaiah wrote centuries ago about Persia and God’s sovereign hand over nations. In Isaiah 45:1, the Lord says, “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus… to subdue nations before him.” Cyrus, a Persian king, was used by God to accomplish His purposes and ultimately t

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani forces say they repulsed coordinated attacks by Afghan forces at 16 locations along the southwestern frontier early Tuesday, killing 67 attackers while suffering the loss of one brave Pakistani soldier. Officials described the assaults as an escalation by forces based across the border that threatened Pakistani towns and installations, and vowed the country will defend its people and territory with resolve. According to the government’s account, the atta