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Iran War
Diplomacy fails: Iran boycotts talks with US, IRGC blocks strait, Pentagon seizes ship
TEHRAN (Realist English). A day before the critical ceasefire is due to expire, the world again finds itself on the brink...
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...
Tehran ties nuclear deal to cessation of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Realist English). Over the past 24 hours, diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran have reached a critical point...
War in Iran brings coal miners $513 million per day: Russia, Indonesia and Australia ramp up supplies
SINGAPORE (Realist English). The war between the United States and Israel against Iran, which led to the effective blockade of the...
‘Maybe I won’t extend it’: Trump on Iran ceasefire three days before expiration
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Just 24 hours ago, one might have been forgiven for thinking more ships might start squeezing through the...
US delays weapons deliveries to European allies due to Iran war, sources say
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. officials have informed some European counterparts that previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as...
War with Iran threatens hunger for millions in Africa and Asia: Financial Times
LONDON (Realist English). A little-known but predictable consequence of the US and Israeli war against Iran will be mass famine in...
Trump threatens not to extend ceasefire with Iran if no deal reached by April 22
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has said he may not extend the temporary ceasefire between the United States and...
Trump announces imminent deal with Iran: ‘Looking very good’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about the prospects of reaching a permanent ceasefire between the United...
«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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