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TESTIMONY: In Lebanon, the LAF plan runs up against Iranian interests — the story of an impossible balance
On June 24, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly announced a plan for reinforced support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) —…
DECODING: Iranian sanctions — the legal labyrinth Trump cannot dismantle alone
On June 17, 2026, a memorandum of understanding signed between Trump, Iranian President Pezeshkian, and the E4 format appeared to open a door toward…
EDITORIAL: Vance vs. Trump on Iran — the rift at the top that weakens everything
On June 22, 2026, as American and Iranian diplomats were negotiating at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, a deep fracture opened at the very heart of the…
OPINION: 60 Days to Save the Peace — How the Geneva Clock Is Deciding the World
On June 17, 2026, something unprecedented occurred: Donald Trump, from Washington, and Masoud Pezeshkian, from Tehran, each signed — digitally, separately — a Memorandum…
FACT-CHECK: Iran and Oman — Verifying the Geography of Diplomatic Complicity
Asserting that Oman is the indispensable diplomatic channel for any mediation with Iran has become a commonplace of Middle Eastern geopolitical analysis. But commonplaces…
COLUMN: The US-Iran Deal — Khamenei Plays for Time, Trump Plays Poker
On June 17, 2026, in the golden light of the Château de Versailles, Donald Trump physically affixed his signature to a 14-point memorandum of…
DECODING: Trump Threatens, Trump Negotiates — The Gears of a Diplomacy Where Fear Is the Fuel
During the week of June 22, 2026, the world watched a performance that encapsulates the entire diplomatic doctrine of the 47th President of the…
EDITORIAL: Iran Sanctions Relief — Tehran Expects Far More Than 60 Days for the MoU
On June 17, 2026, in Versailles, Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei signed a memorandum of understanding that opens a 60-day negotiating…
INVESTIGATION: Oman, Strategic Intermediary — How Tehran Uses Muscat to Reshape the Gulf
On June 23, 2026, in Muscat, a closed-door meeting took place between Iranian and Omani officials. On the surface, it concerned the management of…