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DECODING: Israel and the region, the contagion of the Iranian conflict
What began as a direct confrontation between Iran and the United States, with Israel playing a significant but distinct supporting role since the strikes…
PROFILE: The Strait of Hormuz, the vital artery of world oil, explained
At its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz measures barely 39 kilometers across, a stretch of water separating Iran from the Musandam peninsula, itself…
COLUMN: Trump threatens to decimate Iran if there is an attempt on his life
On July 11, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had left standing instructions for a massive American retaliation, describing "1,000…
FACT-CHECK: The 140-target response, anatomy of a massive strike
Overnight between July 11 and July 12, 2026, the United States struck roughly 140 military targets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across…
FACT-CHECK: What the Islamabad memorandum actually promised on June 17
On June 17, 2026, the American and Iranian governments released the full text of an agreement called the Islamabad memorandum, a fourteen-point document meant…
REPORT: Parchin, the Iranian military complex active once again
There are places that, on a map, look like nothing more than a dot among many others in the Iranian desert, some thirty kilometers…
DECODING: The UN calls for restraint after the Iran-US escalation
There is a timeline that should, on its own, be enough to measure the scale of the ongoing diplomatic failure. UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
ANALYSIS: Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait targeted by Iranian missiles
For years, regional security analysts warned that the Gulf monarchies would remain exposed to any escalation between Tehran and the American-Israeli coalition, despite their…
PROFILE: Oil's risk premium, the silent hostage of the Strait of Hormuz
Some economic indicators speak more bluntly than any diplomatic statement, and the price of a barrel of Brent crude has been one of them…