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Iran’s Foreign Policy
Israel preparing new strike on Iran, US immobilises tanker, and talks hang by a thread
TEHRAN (Realist English). On 6 May, the conflict between the US and Iran demonstrated a paradoxical duality: statements about a ceasefire...
US destroys six Iranian boats, Tehran attacks UAE – ceasefire frays at the seams
DUBAI (Realist English). The ceasefire between the US and Iran, concluded in mid-April, has been on the verge of total collapse...
Iran sends US a 14-point plan: Tehran demands troop withdrawal and lifting of blockade, Trump calls it ‘unacceptable’
TEHRAN (Realist English). Over the past 24 hours, the negotiation process between the US and Iran has received a new impetus:...
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,...
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...
Brent hits highest since 2022, breaking above $123: chronicle of price shock from closed Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK (Realist English). Oil prices have hit multi‑year highs, surpassing $126 per barrel for Brent, amid reports that US President...
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...
Russia reaffirmed alliance with Iran, Araghchi accused US of derailing talks: outcomes of St. Petersburg meeting
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St. Petersburg on 27 April with Iranian Foreign Minister...
Azerbaijan and Israel: anti-Iran alliance amid record oil supplies
BAKU (Realist English). By late April 2026, relations between Azerbaijan and Israel, long-standing allies in energy and the military-industrial complex, have...
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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