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FACT-CHECK: what the closure of Hormuz really means for the global economy
On July 12, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, citing the massive American strikes of the preceding nights…
DECODING: Iran isolated but still defiant after the American response
In a matter of days, the Islamic Republic of Iran found itself in a position its own leaders probably could not have imagined a…
FACT-CHECK: Iran's nuclear program after the American strikes
Since the night of July 11-12, 2026, American forces have struck roughly 140 targets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran, according…
DECODING: Anefis, the northern Mali lock Moscow and Bamako can no longer hold
Some towns pass, in the space of days, from total obscurity to strategic emergency. Anefis now belongs to that list. This dusty locality in…
DECODING: why Wagner then Africa Corps keep failing in the Sahel
In 2023, Russia renamed its paramilitary force present in Mali, transforming Wagner into Africa Corps under the direct oversight of the Russian defense ministry,…
ANALYSIS: what the July 9 Russian convoy attack in Mali reveals
On July 9, 2026, a convoy of more than three hundred fighters, combining Russian Africa Corps mercenaries and Malian army soldiers, was attacked while…
FACT-CHECK: 1,600 dead in three months, counting a Haitian tragedy
The figure of 1,600 dead in three months in Haiti is now circulating widely in international media, but few outlets specify its exact source,…
FACT-CHECK: Haiti on the brink of collapse, the UN warning decoded
Claims have been circulating for several days about an imminent collapse of the Haitian state, relayed by posts that cite, sometimes imprecisely, reports from…
ANALYSIS: Sri Lanka joins Haiti's security force, a risky gamble
A contingent from Sri Lanka landed in Port-au-Prince the night before July 10, 2026, according to a spokesperson for the Gang Suppression Force cited…