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ANALYSIS: The US-Iran roadmap — what "agreement on a roadmap" actually means
On June 22, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that senior Iranian and American officials had concluded their first round of talks in Switzerland, with Pakistani…
COMMENTARY: Republicans against Trump on Iran — a rebellion that says something
The day after the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was signed on June 17, 2026, with the ink barely dry…
EDITORIAL: Iran says the deal is an American defeat — and it's not entirely wrong
On June 24, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that influential voices in Tehran were describing the memorandum of understanding signed with Washington on June 17…
INVESTIGATION: Hormuz after 60 days — Iran wants tolls, Rubio says no
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically vital maritime passages on the planet. Approximately 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point…
REPORT: Trump and Pezeshkian sign the MoU — 14 points to stop a war
On June 17, 2026, at the close of the G7 summit in France, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian digitally signed…
BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace
On June 23, 2026, an open dispute erupted between Washington and Tehran over a question as fundamental as it is explosive: had Iran or…
ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture
On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end military hostilities against Iran,…
BREAKDOWN: Lavrov is looking for Trump — what Russia really wants to know after the G7
On June 24, 2026, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, delivered a statement of unusual precision in its calculated disarray. Reported by Reuters via Investing.com…
ANALYSIS: Russia's war economy under strain — the cracks are widening
In March 2022, when the first major waves of Western sanctions hit Russia — freezing the central bank's reserves, exclusion from SWIFT, export bans…