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
Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has marked the Persian New Year with a message that intertwines religious observance, national resilience, and a recounting of what he describes
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The ongoing U.S.-Israel excursion into Iran has triggered what the Wall Street Journal calls “one of the riskiest moments of the 21st century,” leaving investors scrambling for safety in markets that offer
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Three weeks into the escalating Middle East war, the Iranian regime is boldly signaling that it believes it is winning, asserting the ability to dictate terms to United States and shape the
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Donald Trump is reportedly considering a major escalation in tensions with Iran, including the potential seizure of Kharg Island, a critical hub for the country’s oil exports, as part of efforts to
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Dr Melody Sucharewicz is a former spokesperson and strategic advisor for the Israeli government, with extensive experience in public diplomacy and communications in conflict situations. Born in Germany, she moved to Israel,
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Three weeks into the US-Israeli war against Iran, the list of losers is unusually long. Iran is getting devastated. The United States is trapped in an asymmetric conflict it can’t exit. Gulf
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Despite years of effort by the Air Force to get rid of the A-10 fleet, the A-10 is playing a major role in the Iran war. Unlike its predecessors used in the
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The Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field on March 18, 2026, represents one of the most consequential escalations in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, as the first direct strike on critical
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Iraq has struck a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to reopen the 600-mile Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, resuming exports from northern fields to Turkey’s Mediterranean port. The North Oil Company confirmed that
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It has been just over two weeks since OpenAI struck a controversial deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI in classified environments, raising questions about how generative models may appear in
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