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Iran War
Pakistan army chief arrives in Iran for new mediation push
TEHRAN (Realist English). Pakistan’s military chief, General Asim Munir, has arrived in Tehran as part of a new round of mediation...
A Second Attempt in Islamabad? Washington and Tehran Try to Reach a Deal Before the Ceasefire Expires on April 21
TEHRAN (Realist English). The United States and Iran are exploring the possibility of a second round of negotiations to end the...
Russia prevented condemnation of Iran at UN, strengthened energy dialogue with India, and prepared for Putin’s visit to China
MOSCOW (Realist English). The past week was crucial for Russia’s foreign policy, primarily due to the escalation in the Middle East....
Britain and France create “multinational mission” to protect Hormuz — separate from Trump’s blockade
LONDON / PARIS (Realist English). Amid the failure of US-Iran talks and Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of the...
Fears over Hormuz blockade push oil above $110 per barrel
NEW YORK (Realist English). Oil market experts warn that the collapse of peace talks between the United States and Iran, combined...
“The courage of the Iranians is protecting the entire world today”: Dmitry Novikov on the war in the Middle East, the “Iranian dividend” and threats to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Any conflicts near Russia’s borders represent a long-term threat, not a situational gain. This was stated in an...
Why Trump is threatening to blockade a strait that Iran is already blockading
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump made another sharp statement on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday,...
“Ceasefire is temporary and conditional”: why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t solve shipping woes and high oil prices
NEW YORK (Realist English). The fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced on April 8, is not giving...
$4.7 billion for interceptors: Iran war forces US to shift defense industry to “wartime footing”
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Department of Defense has signed a $4.7 billion contract with Lockheed Martin to accelerate production of...
«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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