All rights reserved.
© 2017-2026
World
Assassination attempt on Trump in Washington — shooter detained
WASHINGTON (Realist English). On the evening of 25 April, during the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner at the Hilton...
Read moreDiplomatic collapse: US-Iran talks fail, Lebanon ceasefire frayed
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The tense week in US-Iranian relations has ended in a complete failure of diplomatic efforts. The second round...
Read moreUS envoys head to Pakistan for new Iran talks
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan on 25 April for talks with Iran, the White House said. ...
Read moreTrump orders Navy to shoot and kill Iranian boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has ordered the Navy to "shoot and kill" any Iranian boats attempting to lay...
Read moreTrump claims Iran’s regime is fractured, but reality is more complicated — CNN
TEHRAN (Realist English). US President Donald Trump called the Iranian government "seriously fractured" when he extended the ceasefire to give it...
Read moreTrump extends Iran ceasefire without deadline
WASHINGTON (Realist English). On the afternoon of April 21, US President Donald Trump gathered his national security team at the White...
Read moreUS-Iran talks in doubt: Tehran still undecided on going to Pakistan
TEHRAN (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about peace talks with Iran expected this week. "We are going...
Read moreTrump: ‘Highly unlikely’ Iran ceasefire will be extended if no deal reached by April 22
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has said it is "highly unlikely" he would extend a ceasefire with Iran if...
Read moreFormer Bulgarian President Rumen Radev wins parliamentary election
SOFIA (Realist English). Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has won a decisive victory in the country's parliamentary election, official results showed on April...
Read moreIran vows retaliation over ship seizure as talks cast in doubt, Tehran denies meeting plans
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has threatened retaliation after the US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship in the...
Read more
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...
Follow Realist English
