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Iran vows retaliation over ship seizure as talks cast in doubt, Tehran denies meeting plans
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has threatened retaliation after the US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship in the...
Russia’s Foreign Policy for the Week: Coordination with Turkey and China, Readiness for Dialogue on Ukraine, and Response to NATO
MOSCOW (Realist English). During the week of April 13–20, 2026, Russian diplomacy held a series of key meetings, outlining its positions...
Diplomacy fails: Iran boycotts talks with US, IRGC blocks strait, Pentagon seizes ship
TEHRAN (Realist English). A day before the critical ceasefire is due to expire, the world again finds itself on the brink...
Tehran ties nuclear deal to cessation of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Realist English). Over the past 24 hours, diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran have reached a critical point...
‘Maybe I won’t extend it’: Trump on Iran ceasefire three days before expiration
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Just 24 hours ago, one might have been forgiven for thinking more ships might start squeezing through the...
«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...
US-Iran ceasefire holds for now, despite strikes on Lebanon
TEHRAN (Realist English). The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced on the evening of April 7, remains in...
Ceasefire with Iran will not lead to peace — “neither war nor peace” will begin
MOSCOW (Realist English). In his article for Realist English, Stanislav Ivanov, a leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical...
“Armenians are the autochthonous people of the South Caucasus”: geneticist Levon Yepiskoposyan on the Armenian gene pool and its neighbors
YEREVAN (Realist English). Levon Yepiskoposyan – Doctor of Biological Sciences, head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics at the Institute of...
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...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
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...
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