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Iran War
Turkey and Pakistan soften anti-Iran language in Riyadh talks
RIYADH (Realist English). Turkey and Pakistan resisted strong language condemning Iran during a meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Bessent defends escalation strategy in Iran conflict
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington may need to escalate military action against Iran in order...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Global shipping disrupted as Hormuz crossings fall 95%
LONDON (Realist English). Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by approximately 95% since the start of the Iran...
Bolton criticises EU inaction on Iran war amid Ukraine risks
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former US national security advisor John Bolton criticised European leaders for what he described as inaction on...
Killing of Ali Larijani seen as major blow to Iran’s leadership
LONDON (Realist English). The reported killing of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is being described by...
U.S.–Iran backchannel reopens amid war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A direct communication channel between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has recently...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
«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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