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Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear file, and pressure that never lets up.
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Trump says Iran is folding, then insults Jews who vote Democrat
Analysis· No. 1783

Trump says Iran is folding, then insults Jews who vote Democrat

Introduction: two sentences, one man, one bout of vertigo

REPORT: The Iran-US agreement in 14 points — Hormuz reopened, $300 billion and 60 days for the nuclear file
Reportage· No. 1750

REPORT: The Iran-US agreement in 14 points — Hormuz reopened, $300 billion and 60 days for the nuclear file

This is one of those moments where diplomacy accomplishes what missiles never could. Whether the agreement holds or crumbles in the weeks ahead, the…

TESTIMONY: The Strait of Hormuz as hostage — Iran plays its survival on a maritime route
Profile· No. 1746

TESTIMONY: The Strait of Hormuz as hostage — Iran plays its survival on a maritime route

A negotiation between the United States and Iran on maritime freedom, while within Iran itself the IRGC and the pragmatists fight over who controls…

COMMENTARY: The IRGC Fires on a Cargo Ship — Iran Tests How Far It Can Go
Commentary· No. 1703

COMMENTARY: The IRGC Fires on a Cargo Ship — Iran Tests How Far It Can Go

Signing an agreement with a regime like the Islamic Republic of Iran without robust verification mechanisms is signing an agreement on the hope that…

TESTIMONY: In Doha, Diplomats Seek Peace — and Iran Seeks Its Ransom
Profile· No. 1696

TESTIMONY: In Doha, Diplomats Seek Peace — and Iran Seeks Its Ransom

There is an almost tragic irony in this scene: two countries that exchanged military strikes barely two weeks ago, that cannot even share a…

DECODING: US-Iran crossfire around Hormuz — a ceasefire on the edge of the abyss
Analysis· No. 1666

DECODING: US-Iran crossfire around Hormuz — a ceasefire on the edge of the abyss

On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian signed a pact officially ending the war on all fronts. The

OPINION: The CRINK axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea converge in war
Note· No. 1658

OPINION: The CRINK axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea converge in war

There is an acronym that has been circulating for several months in the corridors of Washington think tanks, in Atlantic Council reports,

REPORT: After the Iran Deal — How the CRINK Axis Is Preparing to Rearm Tehran
Reportage· No. 1648

REPORT: After the Iran Deal — How the CRINK Axis Is Preparing to Rearm Tehran

In late June 2026, Western strategic circles were buzzing with a shared concern: a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran on the

PROFILE: Rafael Grossi versus Iran — the man who wants to see what Tehran refuses to show
Profile· No. 1642

PROFILE: Rafael Grossi versus Iran — the man who wants to see what Tehran refuses to show

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a man of precise language and controlled composure. But on June

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