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Iran War
Israel faces $12–20 billion in war-related losses following conflict with Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Israel has sustained an estimated $12 billion in direct economic losses following its 12-day military campaign...
The 12-Day War ends — but tension simmers beneath fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire
JERUSALEM/TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Realist English). After nearly two weeks of escalating hostilities, what President Donald Trump called the “12-Day War” between Israel...
Iran strikes U.S. air base in Qatar in retaliatory missile attack
DOHA (Realist English). Iran confirmed on Monday it launched a missile strike against the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base...
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...
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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