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Diplomacy fails: Iran boycotts talks with US, IRGC blocks strait, Pentagon seizes ship
TEHRAN (Realist English). A day before the critical ceasefire is due to expire, the world again finds itself on the brink...
Read moreTehran ties nuclear deal to cessation of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Realist English). Over the past 24 hours, diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran have reached a critical point...
Read more‘Maybe I won’t extend it’: Trump on Iran ceasefire three days before expiration
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Just 24 hours ago, one might have been forgiven for thinking more ships might start squeezing through the...
Read moreTurkish nationalists lobby for alliance with Russia and China: illusion or real threat inside NATO?
ANKARA (Realist English). The Turkish government's ally in the ruling coalition — the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) — has intensified calls...
Read moreIran refuses to set date for new talks with US and closes Strait of Hormuz again
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said on April 18 that no date has been set for the next round...
Read moreTrump threatens not to extend ceasefire with Iran if no deal reached by April 22
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has said he may not extend the temporary ceasefire between the United States and...
Read moreTrump announces imminent deal with Iran: ‘Looking very good’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about the prospects of reaching a permanent ceasefire between the United...
Read moreBlockade as a substitute for bombing: Trump bets on hunger and hyperinflation in Iran, not on a new wave of airstrikes
NEW YORK (Realist English). Replacing massive airstrikes with a naval blockade is Donald Trump’s attempt to force Iran’s capitulation without a...
Read moreA Second Attempt in Islamabad? Washington and Tehran Try to Reach a Deal Before the Ceasefire Expires on April 21
TEHRAN (Realist English). The United States and Iran are exploring the possibility of a second round of negotiations to end the...
Read moreBritain and France create “multinational mission” to protect Hormuz — separate from Trump’s blockade
LONDON / PARIS (Realist English). Amid the failure of US-Iran talks and Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of the...
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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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