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Iran War
Israel mocks British defence secretary after remarks on Iranian strikes
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s Foreign Ministry has publicly criticized British Defence Secretary John Healey after he described Iran’s missile strikes...
China says Middle East war “should never have happened” as Beijing prepares for Trump visit
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the war in the Middle East “should never have happened,” warning...
Trump attends dignified transfer for six US soldiers killed in Middle East war
DOVER (Realist English). US President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony on Saturday at Dover Air Force Base for...
Kuwait cuts oil output as tanker traffic halts in Strait of Hormuz
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Kuwait has reduced its oil production and refining operations after tanker traffic through the Persian Gulf...
Iran pledges to halt attacks on neighboring states as war with US and Israel escalates
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would halt attacks against neighboring countries as the war with the...
Putin speaks with Iran’s president amid escalating regional war
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, expressing condolences...
China presses Iran for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
BEIJING (Realist English). China is negotiating with Iran to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas...
Iran’s regional strikes shake global energy markets
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s expanding military campaign across the Persian Gulf and beyond is putting growing pressure on global energy...
Azerbaijan claims it foiled Iranian-backed terror plot
BAKU (Realist English). The State Security Service of the so-called Azerbaijan has announced that it prevented a series of terrorist...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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