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DECODING: Facing shortages, Moscow shuts off the world's diesel tap
On Wednesday, Russia announced it was temporarily banning its diesel exports, a measure effective until July 31, officially justified by the need to "protect…
ACCOUNT: 21 ships in 72 hours, Ukraine torches Putin's ghost fleet
Within 72 hours, Ukraine struck 21 vessels tied to Russia, in what Fox News describes as one of the most sweeping drone offensives Kyiv…
COMMENTARY: The Iran-U.S. ceasefire was never really holding
The ceasefire reached in early spring 2026 between Iran and the United States, with Israel's involvement, was never a genuine peace.
ESSAY: Hormuz under blackmail — Iran invents itself a planetary veto right
There is something dizzying in how Iran has turned a simple diplomatic courtesy clause into a sovereignty claim over one of the most strategic…
DECODING: Oman's mediation stalls, Hormuz remains a knife at the throat
The Strait of Hormuz has never been a simple maritime passage. Since the outbreak of the 2026 war between Iran, the United States and…
FACT-CHECK: Hormuz Shipping Traffic Collapses From 110 to 15 Vessels a Day
According to CNN, which analyzed data from maritime tracking firm MarineTraffic on July 10, 2026, only 15 commercial vessels crossed the waters surrounding the…
REPORT: Washington Strikes Iran in Retaliation After Attack on Three Ships
On the night of July 7 to 8, 2026, American forces struck Iran for the second time in two days, in direct retaliation for…
PROFILE: The Iran That Refuses to Bend Despite Trump's Fury on Hormuz
On July 8, 2026, as Donald Trump piled on public insults from a NATO summit in Ankara, calling Iranian officials "sick" and "scum," Iran…
REPORT: Trump Threatens to "Decimate" Iran Over Any Attempt on His Life
On July 11, 2026, American President Donald Trump crossed a new rhetorical threshold in the conflict that has torn through the Gulf since February.