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The United States and Iran Continue Indirect Negotiations Through Oman
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The negotiation process between the United States and Iran entered a deep crisis over the past 24...
Read moreOcasio-Cortez and Rubio Become the New Favorites of American Politics
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Representative from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has for the first time emerged as the leading potential Democratic...
Read moreLocal elections in Great Britain: Labour suffers defeat, Farage’s party storms into Scottish and Welsh parliaments
LONDON (Realist English). On 7 May, Britain held local elections, as well as elections to the parliaments of Scotland and Wales....
Read moreTrump calls Iran’s response “garbage”, ceasefire “hanging by a thread”
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has completely stalled. President Donald Trump harshly rejected Tehran's...
Read moreSultan Erdogan against the “Greater Israel” project: Ottoman mirages and the threat of invasion
ANKARA (Realist English). In recent weeks, Turkey's foreign policy toward Israel has reached an unprecedented level of aggression. Turkish dictator Recep...
Read more«Completely unacceptable»: Trump rejects Iran’s ultimatum – oil jumps to $105, Netanyahu vows to continue the war
TEHRAN (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has called Iran’s response to the latest American peace proposal “unacceptable”, triggering a fresh...
Read moreUS and Iran: Tanker War in the Strait of Hormuz as Washington Awaits Tehran’s Response
TEHRAN (Realist English). Relations between the United States and Iran remain extremely tense amid ongoing clashes in the Strait of Hormuz,...
Read moreStalemate in the Strait of Hormuz: neither peace nor victory – how the US and Iran got stuck in a zero-sum game
DUBAI (Realist English). Diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran appear to have reached a deadlock, despite optimistic rhetoric...
Read moreUS–Iran talks: Tehran consults with China, Israel prepares new campaign, and oil prices drop
TEHRAN (Realist English). On 6 and 7 May 2026, the situation around the Iranian file was marked by contradictory signals. The...
Read moreUS destroys six Iranian boats, Tehran attacks UAE – ceasefire frays at the seams
DUBAI (Realist English). The ceasefire between the US and Iran, concluded in mid-April, has been on the verge of total collapse...
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India resumes Iranian oil imports and prepares convoy through Hormuz
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is preparing to send its own tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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