The economic pressure being exerted on Iran by the United States is inflicting severe hardship on the population without materially changing the country’s core demands or preventing Tehran from challenging US operations
The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal US and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which
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President Trump’s announcement of “total victory” in Iran has stirred unease among senior aides and close allies, who warn that the cease-fire remains precarious and Tehran retains significant military capabilities. According to
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Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has issued a stark warning that Israel is actively seeking to derail any prospects for peace between the United States and
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Iran has announced it will require shipping companies to pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing two-week ceasefire, the Financial Times reports. Hamid
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It is highly unlikely, unfortunately, that the ceasefire agreement brokered by Pakistan will endure. This is due to two principal impediments. First, Israel is adamantly opposed to a cessation of the bombing
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After nearly 40 days of intense conflict in the Middle East, the guns have at least been silent for two weeks, but this silence hangs by a single thread that can snap
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I sat glued to my screen through the long, tense night of April 8, 2026, in Peshawar, watching history unfold in real time. The world held its breath as a U.S. deadline
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, marking a dramatic reversal just hours after issuing a stark ultimatum to Tehran. The deal
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Stock markets across Asia rallied sharply on Wednesday as investors reacted positively to news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, easing fears of a prolonged conflict that had
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This may be among the shortest of my posts, but it concerns an Iran-war-related development–one that’s ongoing–that hasn’t received the attention it deserves because the focus of most headlines has been on
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