Libya, under Muammar Gaddafi, was pursuing an African gold-backed currency and had nationalised much of its oil industry. In 2011, NATO — led by the US — launched an air campaign under the pretext of ...

Trump is delaying Iran decision because he fears creating “another Libya” if it triggers a regime collapse, administration sources claim.

Libya's outcome was similarly dire. The removal of Muammar Gaddafi, supported by Western airpower, this time led by the UK and France, plunged the country into civil war, with rival factions and ...

Tom Friedman on Israel, Iran and the War That Could Change Everything The columnist on what’s at stake in the conflict between Israel and Iran.