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Iran unveils details of 14-point proposal on complete end of war: Fars

Iran has delivered a 14-point proposal setting out its terms for ending the war, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency, a…
Trump says Iran’s 14-point proposal ‘not acceptable’

US President Donald Trump said the latest Iranian proposal is “not acceptable”, according to remarks cited by Isra…
Between Ideology and Realpolitik: Russia as It Is, Not as It Is Portrayed (Part I)

Lama Al-Rakad In international politics, interests are rarely presented as such. They are dressed instead in the languag…
Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ to escort ships from Hormuz

US President Donald Trump announced that Washington will begin a naval operation to escort foreign vessels stranded in t…
Obliteration Ecocide from Gaza to Lebanon and Beyond

Dr. Dan Steinbock Israeli military aggression has “reshaped both the physical and ecological landscape” of southern Leba…
Trump: Iran Peace Deal Unlikely — ‘They Have Not Yet Paid a Big Enough Price’

U. S. President Donald Trump stated he had not yet reviewed the details of a new peace proposal from Iran, expressing sk…
Netanyahu’s Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Racardo Martins Greater Israel: Beyond Biblical Mythology, a Geopolitical Blueprint When Israeli Finance Minister Bezale…
America Must Turn Military Pressure into Diplomacy

President Donald Trump’s assurance that he will not use nuclear weapons against Iran should not be treated as restraint;…
Beyond the Battlefield: How the Iran War Is Reshaping Middle Eastern Alliances

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh For decades, the Middle East operated under a simple—if uneasy—assumption: proximity to the Unite…
The Strait of Hormuz energy crisis shows the EU’s carbon pricing is the right approach

The current crisis shows that Europe must transition to renewables to reduce its dependency on volatile fossil fuels. Th…
Political deadlock has left Iraq’s Kurdistan Region dangerously exposed amid Iran war

Winthrop M. Rodgers The stalemate over government formation is affecting the semi-autonomous region’s ability to deal wi…
Mali attacks show security cannot be delivered by military means alone

The latest attacks, following months of JNIM raids on Mali’s vital fuel supplies, show the need for negotiation at a reg…

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