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Iran War
Iran to be temporarily governed by leadership council after Khamenei’s death
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran will be temporarily governed by a leadership council composed of the president, the head of the...
Iranian state media confirm death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Israeli strike
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday as part of a...
US-Israeli strikes on Iran rattle global markets as oil risks dominate outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting senior leadership and military...
Israeli media report assessment that Khamenei may have been killed in strike
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli television channel Channel 12 reported that Israeli officials assess Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely...
Israeli officials assess IRGC chief likely killed in latest Iran strikes
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli officials assess that the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, was...
Medvedev says US-Iran talks were “cover operation” after strikes on Iran
MOSCOW (Realist English). Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said negotiations between the United States and Iran had...
Trump announces major US operation against Iran, calls on Iranians to “seize your freedom”
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump declared the start of large-scale American military operations against Iran, vowing to eliminate...
United States and Israel launch strikes on Iran as explosions rock Tehran and region
TEHRAN (Realist English). The United States and Israel have launched coordinated military strikes on Iran, with multiple explosions reported in...
Tehran remains silent as Baku enables Israeli strikes
TEHRAN (Realist English). In the aftermath of Israel’s recent assault on Iran, Kaveh Lotfollah Afrasiabi, an Iranian-American political scientist, has...
«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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