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US-Japan talks focus on Iran war and energy security
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm Tokyo’s alliance with US President Donald Trump during talks...
Read moreBolton criticises EU inaction on Iran war amid Ukraine risks
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former US national security advisor John Bolton criticised European leaders for what he described as inaction on...
Read moreTrump threatens to destroy Iran’s South Pars gas field
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up the entirety” of Iran’s South Pars gas field if...
Read moreKilling of Ali Larijani seen as major blow to Iran’s leadership
LONDON (Realist English). The reported killing of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is being described by...
Read moreU.S.–Iran backchannel reopens amid war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A direct communication channel between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has recently...
Read moreOrbán frames Hungary’s election as “peace or war” choice at Budapest rally
BUDAPEST (Realist English). Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told supporters that Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary election represents a choice between peace...
Read moreIsraeli official claims Iran’s new supreme leader injured after early strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may have been injured and is currently unable to fully...
Read moreVietnam holds parliamentary elections as Communist Party maintains dominant role
HANOI (Realist English). Voters across Vietnam headed to polling stations on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the...
Read moreIran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Read moreRights groups condemn Pentagon chief’s “no quarter” remarks on Iran war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Human rights organizations have criticized US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he declared that “no quarter” would...
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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....
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
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...
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