Analysis
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FACT CHECK: Every casualty count in this war comes from an interested party
Between 3,468 and more than 9,676 dead: that is the spread revealed by a simple review of the published casualty tallies for the Iran-US-Israel…
DECODING: Trump wants shipowners paid with Iran's frozen billions
One hundred billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets: that is the sum Donald Trump proposed using to reimburse shipowners hit by the blockade of…
FACT CHECK: What the IAEA can still verify in Iran, and what it no longer sees
The International Atomic Energy Agency has conducted "no verification activity on the ground" in Iran since the American and Israeli strikes, according to Rosemary…
ANALYSIS: Pickaxe Mountain, where Trump and Netanyahu read different reports
"Why couldn't you just tell me? Why did you have to tell the whole world?" Donald Trump reportedly asked Benjamin Netanyahu during their White…
DECODING: A Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea pulls Tehran into the war
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, cited by Iran International on July 25, 2026, that Ukraine "also achieved very good results with long-range strikes in…
ANALYSIS: Oil drops the moment the bombs go quiet, and no one believes it for long
On July 28, 2026 , Brent crude lost $4.61 , or 5.2% , falling to $83.75 at 12:01 p.m. Eastern time, according to figures…
DECODING: Hormuz traffic craters 77% in a week, and the world is counting ships
The figures published by Lloyd's List Intelligence on July 21, 2026 , describe a measurable collapse in maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz,…
ANALYSIS: Oman pitches a Malacca-style fix for Hormuz, Iran won't say yes out loud
Oman presented Tehran with a joint regional management proposal for the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend of July 25-26, 2026, modeled directly on…
DECODING: Trump and Netanyahu meet as Iran's nuclear file resurfaces
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on July 28, 2026 , their eighth meeting since Trump returned to power and…