Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: Iran's Negotiator Locks Down Hormuz on His Own Terms
Iran's chief negotiator declared on July 9, 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz would only reopen under "Iranian arrangements," explicitly rejecting the conditions set…
FACT-CHECK: Did Iran Really Strike a Military Base in Jordan
Continuing its retaliation after the American strikes of July 9, 2026, Iran also struck a military base in Jordan, widening the theater of hostilities…
PROFILE: The Gulf Under IRGC Retaliation After the American Strikes
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed, in direct response to the American bombardment of July 9, 2026, attacks on "key infrastructure" at four…
DECODING: How the US Struck About 90 Iranian Military Targets
On July 9, 2026, US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed strikes on roughly 90 Iranian military targets. The scale of the operation, announced officially by…
OPINION: Trump Buries the Iran Ceasefire and Reopens Pandora's Box
On July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump delivered a line that instantly redrew the map of…
COMMENTARY: The GCAP Stealth Fighter, a Shared Bet by Tokyo, London and Rome
On July 3, 2026, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy announced the extension of their joint contract for the development of the Global Combat…
FACT-CHECK: EU Repeats That Greenland's Future Belongs to Greenlanders
On July 8, 2026, as the NATO summit was taking place in Ankara and Donald Trump was reasserting his territorial ambitions over Greenland, European…
REPORT: Starmer Refuses to Drag Britain Into Iran War, Trump Bristles
The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026 was supposed to celebrate the Alliance's renewed unity after months of transatlantic…
DECODING: why Erdogan is right to call Ankara historic
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, host of the NATO summit in Ankara, called the July 7-8, 2026 meetings "historic," according to Al Jazeera.