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Negotiations with Iran on the brink of collapse: Trump cancels weekend, Israel prepares strike
TEHRAN (Realist English). US-Iranian negotiations over the past two days have been teetering on the edge of breakdown and possible military...
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...
Ankara Court Annuls Election of Kemalist Party Leader Özgür Özel
ANKARA (Realist English). A court in Ankara has issued a ruling that effectively removes the leadership of Turkey's largest opposition party,...
$2 million for transit: Iran seeks to legalize control over Strait of Hormuz through permanent tolls
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is holding talks with Oman to establish a permanent toll system for ships passing through the Strait...
Britain signs largest trade deal with Arab monarchies
DUBAI (Realist English). Four years of negotiations on free trade between Britain and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have finally succeeded....
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...
India resumes Iranian oil imports and prepares convoy through Hormuz
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is preparing to send its own tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time...
US and Israel balance on brink of new war with Iran
TEHRAN (Realist English). Relations between the United States and Iran have reached a critical point where diplomacy exists only on the...
Iran stores 42 million barrels on ageing tankers in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is being forced to store oil on ageing tankers anchored in the Gulf as the US...
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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