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Khamenei’s top military adviser calls “corridors war” new front of global competition and Iran’s strategic opportunity
TEHRAN (Realist English). A senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the...
Saudi Arabia accelerates economic diversification beyond oil, investing heavily in AI and tourism
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is rapidly reshaping its oil-dependent economy, expanding into sectors such as artificial intelligence, tourism, and...
Iran hails ‘strategic solidarity’ with Russia and China over UN letter rejecting European sanctions bid
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf praised a recent joint letter from Iran, Russia, and China to...
Saudi Arabia outlines plan to lead Gaza stabilization, sideline Hamas, and back Palestinian Authority reforms
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia intends to take a leading role in post-war Gaza by helping to disarm and marginalize...
Iran accelerates solar push amid crippling power shortages and sanctions
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is accelerating the rollout of solar energy projects in an effort to curb severe electricity shortages...
JD Vance visits Israel, says Gaza ceasefire “going better than expected”
KIRYAT GAT (Realist English). U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would...
Putin, Syrian regime chief Sharaa discuss future of Russia–Syria ties in Moscow
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the pro-Turkish head of the Syrian regime, to discuss...
Iraq aims to end reliance on Iranian gas by 2028
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has pledged to end the country’s $4 billion dependence on Iranian...
Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ as Netanyahu hesitates to endorse full ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Realist English). As President Donald Trump departed the Middle East on Monday, he left behind a region that has...
China and U.S. hold 2025 maritime safety talks in Hawaii amid efforts to manage military risks
HONOLULU (Realist English). China and the United States convened the second working-group meeting and the 2025 annual session under the...
CBO cuts $1 trillion from Trump’s projected tariff revenues
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Congressional Budget Office has sharply reduced its forecast for tariff revenues, cutting an estimated $1 trillion...
Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress after rift with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most polarizing figures in US politics, announced on Friday that...
Putin says Russia ready for peace talks but awaits U.S.-Ukraine clarity on Trump’s proposal
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin convened a video-link meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Friday, bringing together senior officials...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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