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INVESTIGATION: At Bürgenstock, who really speaks for Tehran behind the scenes of the MoU?
On June 21, 2026, an Iranian delegation of unparalleled scale landed in Zurich before making its way to the Bürgenstock Resort on the shores…
DECODING: The deadlock over Iranian nuclear inspections — Tehran and Washington diverge
On June 24, 2026, US and Iranian negotiators met in Switzerland for another round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme. By the end of…
ESSAY: Hormuz, the jugular artery of the world economy — this strait is worth more than any nuclear bomb
The Strait of Hormuz is thirty-three kilometres wide at its narrowest point. Through it flows approximately 21 million barrels of oil per day —…
COLUMN: 60 Days to Save Nuclear Peace — The Most Dangerous Countdown in the World
On June 17, 2026, on the polished wooden floors of a reception room at Versailles, two men signed a 14-point document. On one side,…
ANALYSIS: Vance Says "Progress," Trump Says "Strikes" — US Diplomacy Faces Iran
On June 21, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance arrives at Bürgenstock, a Swiss palace resort perched on a mountain overlooking Lake Lucerne, to…
INVESTIGATION: Iran on the Strait of Hormuz — the silent maneuver changing the Gulf
It measures barely 39 kilometers at its narrowest point. Every day, before the war struck, roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passed through…
NARRATIVE: In Geneva's antechamber, what diplomats don't say out loud
At the Swiss lakeside resort of Burgen, where the water's surface reflects a peace diplomacy has yet to achieve, two delegations sat across from…
ANALYSIS: The US-Iran MoU — 60 Days to Change the Nuclear Future of the Middle East
On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) — unofficially called the Islamabad Agreement — laying the…
ANALYSIS: The Iran-USA deal reshapes the Gulf — Israel isolated, Qatar and Pakistan as mediators
On June 15, 2026, at Versailles, representatives of the United States and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) comprising 14 points.