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Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
Iran attacks US and UAE ships, Trump promises to «wipe Tehran off the face of the earth» – chronicle of escalation in the Persian Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Escalation in the Persian Gulf has reached a new dangerous level. Over the past 24 hours, Iran has...
Brent Crude Surges to $115 After Strike on U.S. Vessel Near Hormuz
NEW YORK (Realist English). The global oil market experienced one of its most volatile trading days in the past 18...
Trump reviews new Iranian plan as US fast-tracks $8bn in arms sales to Middle East allies
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has said he is reviewing a new peace plan presented by Iran, but "can't...
US-Iran talks stall as Israel expands war in Lebanon
TEHRAN / BEIRUT (Realist English). On the 65th day of the conflict, the negotiation process between the United States and Iran...
The US strangles Iran and bargains for Israel’s security: Trump tightens blockade of Iran, Rubio seeks leverage in Lebanon
TEHRAN (Realist English). US diplomatic activity in April focused on two directions that differed markedly in character. On the Iranian issue,...
Oil, skies and denial: how Azerbaijan helps bomb Iran
BAKU (Realist English). The eighth week of the US‑Israeli war against Iran has exposed one of the key vulnerabilities of Tehran's...
Trump bets on blockade to break Iran: analysts doubt success of ‘economic strangulation’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump is betting on a total naval blockade of Iran, calculating that economic strangulation will...
Oil blockade strangles Iran: production falls to 3 million barrels per day, gas sector cracking at the seams
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's oil and gas industries, the backbone of its economy, are under unprecedented pressure from the US naval...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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