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Lebanon War
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
Trump gives Iran a reprieve, but strikes could resume at any moment
TEHRAN (Realist English). Washington is simultaneously threatening Tehran with "bomb negotiations" and giving it a reprieve, while Israeli aircraft continue to...
Trump Softens Demands on Iran While Israel Bombs Lebanon
TEHRAN (Realist English). Washington says progress is being made and is adjusting its demands regarding Iran’s nuclear program, while Tehran...
Iran issues ultimatum to US and Israel
TEHRAN (Realist English). Tehran is laying out ever harsher conditions, tying the nuclear dossier to the Lebanese front, while US President...
Israel pounds Hezbollah in Lebanon as it warns Trump: Iran deal is a ‘disaster’
BEIRUT (Realist English). Despite the previously signed ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Israel's foreign policy and military activity over...
US and Iran exchange strikes, Hezbollah mobilises
DUBAI (Realist English). While diplomats tried to salvage a fragile ceasefire, fresh explosions rocked the Strait of Hormuz and southern Lebanon. ...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
US–Iran talks: Tehran consults with China, Israel prepares new campaign, and oil prices drop
TEHRAN (Realist English). On 6 and 7 May 2026, the situation around the Iranian file was marked by contradictory signals. The...
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...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
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...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
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