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Iran–Israel Conflict
Iran strikes expose the powerlessness of the Global South
TEHRAN (Realist English). The joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have revealed not only Tehran’s strategic vulnerability but also...
Global leaders divided over Trump’s Iran strike as fears of broader conflict escalate
WASHINGTON (Realist English). World leaders issued a flurry of statements in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United...
Trump strikes Iran’s nuclear sites, sparking fears of full-scale war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump has ordered a large-scale US airstrike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, dramatically escalating tensions in...
Israel–Iran conflict threatens China’s oil security and regional influence
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s energy security and Middle East ambitions are under growing pressure as Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten...
Tanker charter rates surge amid rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI (Realist English). The cost of chartering large oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz — a vital chokepoint for...
Putin rejects Iran’s capitulation, proposes compromise solution to end hostilities
SAINT PETERSBURG (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out the possibility of an Iranian capitulation and called for a...
Russian-Armenian organizations deliver solidarity letter to Iranian embassy in Moscow amid Israeli airstrikes
MOSCOW (Realist English). A coalition of prominent Russian-Armenian organizations visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow...
Arab and Muslim nations condemn Israeli strikes on Iran, call for de-escalation and nuclear disarmament
CAIRO (Realist English). Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint statement on June 16 condemning Israel’s recent airstrikes on...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
FBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Putin calls for deeper BRICS cooperation and new financial infrastructure at Rio summit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stronger integration among BRICS nations and greater independence from...
Elon Musk announces launch of third party after fallout with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday the formation of a new political force — the America...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
The Church belongs to Christ, not to politicians: The Armenian Apostolic Church becomes a casualty of Yerevan’s political agony
YEREVAN (Realist English). First, they handed over part of the Holy Land to the Baku fascists, betraying the Armenians of...
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