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Iran–Israel Conflict
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...
Israel launches strikes on Iran a day after Bilderberg meeting opens
STOCKHOLM (Realist English). On June 13, Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran, less than 24 hours after the...
Trump calls for Israel–Iran peace deal, promises ‘Middle East will be great again’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran "must make a deal — and will make a...
Putin and Trump discuss Israeli strikes on Iran and future of nuclear talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 50-minute phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, focusing...
Israeli ambassador says country is at war with Iran’s regime, warns of more missile attacks
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, declared that Israel is now “in a state of...
Russia condemns Israeli strikes on Iran at UN Security Council, warns of regional war and nuclear risks
NEW YORK (Realist English). Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s recent...
Iran confirms 150 Israeli targets hit in large-scale retaliation, warns more strikes may follow
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out a broad retaliatory operation against Israel, hitting at least...
Strait of Hormuz at risk as Middle East tensions mount over potential Israeli strike on Iran
DUBAI (Realist English). Global maritime operators are on high alert amid growing fears that a military confrontation between Israel and...
Russia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
From voice of support to figurehead: Pahlavi seeks to steer Iran’s uprising
TEHRAN (Realist English). Protests across Iran entered their third week on Sunday amid a markedly harsher crackdown by the authorities,...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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