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Trump’s Iran Peace Plan Draft Promises Economic Stability Amid Ceasefire

In an effort to solidify a fragile ceasefire and advance diplomatic talks, U.S. President Donald Trump has shared a draft peace proposal with key allies, including Israel, aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict with Iran. The proposed framework focuses on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted commercial shipping and lifting the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. Additionally, it includes granting Iran access to...

European Markets Unsettled by Trump’s Shift on US Military Presence

The announcement by former U.S. President Donald Trump to send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland has left NATO allies and defense officials in a state of confusion. This decision came on the heels of a prior directive to reduce U.S. military presence in Europe, including halting the rotation of thousands of troops from Germany to Poland. The initial plan to cut around...

 Iran Links Gulf Prosperity to a Single Critical Decision in War Message

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has linked Gulf prosperity to a single critical decision: whether to continue hosting US and Israeli military forces that are...

Netanyahu’s Vision of a New Middle East Collides With Trump’s Realistic Limits

Benjamin Netanyahu has a vision for the Middle East that is sweeping in scope and long in timeline. He sees the current conflict with...

Iran’s Military Declares Gulf Energy Installations as Legitimate Targets After South Pars Hit

Iran's military declared Gulf energy installations as legitimate military targets on Wednesday after Israeli forces struck the South Pars gasfield — the world's largest...

Trump Unveils Landmark $300 Billion Refinery Partnership with Reliance

President Donald Trump has announced a "historic" $300 billion project to construct a new oil refinery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. This facility,...

Trump Warns Iran of “Total Destruction” if Retaliation Continues

In his most aggressive rhetoric to date, President Donald Trump has warned Tehran that any further retaliation would lead to the total destruction of...

Mojtaba Khamenei Brings Father’s Ideology and IRGC’s Loyalty to Supreme Leadership

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader represents the convergence of two powerful sources of authority within the Islamic Republic: the...

Iran, Alliances and the Future of Collective Security

The Iran conflict has raised profound questions about the future of collective security arrangements in an era of domestic political polarisation, great-power competition, and...

Zelenskyy Says Iran Conflict Has Made Ukraine’s Expertise More Valuable Than Ever

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted with measured significance that the escalating conflict in the Middle East has, paradoxically, increased the global value of what Ukraine...

Ghalibaf’s Rise: The IRGC General Who Became a Parliamentary Speaker

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is one of the most consequential figures in Iranian politics, and his trajectory tells a revealing story about how the IRGC has...

The World Is Watching: Trump Uses Global Stage to Press Iran

By dedicating a substantial portion of his State of the Union Address to Iran, President Trump ensured that his message reached not just American...

Iran-US Talks: Reformists Silenced at Home as Iran Pursues Nuclear Dialogue Abroad

The Iranian government is simultaneously suppressing its reformist opposition at home and pursuing nuclear diplomacy abroad — a combination that illustrates the deep contradictions...

Israeli President Herzog Maintains Independence Despite Trump’s Netanyahu Pardon Attack

President Isaac Herzog of Israel has maintained his independence in reviewing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pardon request, clarifying Thursday that Donald Trump's attack characterizing...