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Iran–Israel Conflict
Will Hezbollah be crushed and the deal torpedoed? Israel hardens stance amid US‑Iran bargaining
DOHA (Realist English). Negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at peacefully resolving the conflict have, over the past...
Rubio: If Iran talks fail, US will find “another way”
TEHRAN (Realist English). US-Iranian negotiations are at a critical stage. While officials cautiously express optimism about progress on key issues, Washington...
Trump shifts rhetoric on Iran twice in one day: Pentagon cancels leave, Israel prepares uranium capture
WASHINGTON (Realist English). On May 25, US-Iranian negotiations continue to teeter between a potential breakthrough and military escalation. President Donald Trump...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
Trump issues ultimatum to Iran: “If they don’t reach a deal, it will be very bad for them”
TEHRAN (Realist English). On 17 May, Washington made no concrete concessions in response to Tehran's peace proposal, instead putting forward "maximalist"...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
SCO states condemn US-Israeli strikes on Iran, call for diplomacy and nuclear safety guarantees
TIANJIN (Realist English). Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) issued a joint statement on Monday “strongly condemning” the...
Tehran remains silent as Baku enables Israeli strikes
TEHRAN (Realist English). In the aftermath of Israel’s recent assault on Iran, Kaveh Lotfollah Afrasiabi, an Iranian-American political scientist, has...
Iran slams Netanyahu over missile remarks, calls Israel’s war aims a failure
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sharply rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that Tel Aviv...
“Cuba Does Not Change Its Principles”: Cuban Ambassador Orta González Responds to US Pressure
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Cuban people are ready to defend the life and dignity of Venezuela's leadership, just as 32 Cubans...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
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...
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