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Iran Uses Western AI for Cyber Warfare – FT
WASHINGTON (Realist English). While the Middle East awaits peace negotiations, Iranian hackers are using Western artificial intelligence models – ChatGPT, Gemini...
Khamenei Threatens US Bases, IRGC Shoots Down MQ-9 — Escalation Amid Talks
TEHRAN (Realist English). The negotiation process between the United States and Iran over the past 24 hours has demonstrated the...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Iran threatens to cut internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN (Realist English). Emboldened by its successful wartime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning its attention to one...
Iran’s military power significantly degraded but threat not eliminated, US Central Command says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The 38‑day US bombing campaign against Iran has diminished the Islamic Republic’s ability to threaten global security, but...
Israel preparing new strike on Iran, US immobilises tanker, and talks hang by a thread
TEHRAN (Realist English). On 6 May, the conflict between the US and Iran demonstrated a paradoxical duality: statements about a ceasefire...
US destroys six Iranian boats, Tehran attacks UAE – ceasefire frays at the seams
DUBAI (Realist English). The ceasefire between the US and Iran, concluded in mid-April, has been on the verge of total collapse...
Iran attacks US and UAE ships, Trump promises to «wipe Tehran off the face of the earth» – chronicle of escalation in the Persian Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Escalation in the Persian Gulf has reached a new dangerous level. Over the past 24 hours, Iran has...
Brent Crude Surges to $115 After Strike on U.S. Vessel Near Hormuz
NEW YORK (Realist English). The global oil market experienced one of its most volatile trading days in the past 18...
Allies or Already Competitors? Baku and Ankara Have Created a Gas Alliance Against Moscow
BAKU (Realist English). Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced the signing of a new 15-year contract for the supply of 33 billion...
US Wants to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in New European Countries
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Trump administration, during confidential consultations with NATO allies, is exploring the possibility of expanding the US nuclear...
Armenak Tozlyan: Stable Peace Can Only Be Achieved with Russia
SOCHI (Realist English). Armenak Tozlyan is a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, Deputy Chairman of the Committee...
$95 Billion in Mutual Trade and Settlements in National Currencies: Putin Sums Up Eurasian Union’s Work
ASTANA (Realist English). A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) was held in the Kazakh capital under the chairmanship...
European Security Council — Empty Vessel or New Reality?
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The strengthening of Russia in Eastern Europe and the reduced involvement of the United States in European security...
Neither War Nor Peace: Can Trump Find a Compromise with Tehran?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Stanislav Ivanov, a Leading Researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences, specially for Realist English analyses...
500 Years of the Dollar: History and the Modern Battle for the World’s Reserve Currency
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States did not invent the dollar, does not control it to this day, and never has....
CIA Ultimatum: Cuba Forced to Capitulate
HAVANA (Realist English). Since the January 2026 abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, Washington has been applying...
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