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Analysis· No. 5489

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%

Donald Trump wrote on Thursday. Iran is “making up fake attacks, mines, and everything else.”

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ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps
Analysis· No. 5476

ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps

On September 28, Axios reported, citing American officials, that Donald Trump was willing to lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds in return for concrete…

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar
Analysis· No. 5448

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar

On NBC, on September 27, Mike Waltz insisted that when it comes to the war against Iran, “politics have nothing to do with this.”…

COLUMN: Trump rejects Iran’s plan and renames Hormuz; the Pentagon took nine months to see its breach
Column· No. 5409

COLUMN: Trump rejects Iran’s plan and renames Hormuz; the Pentagon took nine months to see its breach

“I reject their proposal.” Four words. Donald Trump spoke them on September 26, 2026, as he left the White House by the South Lawn,…

INVESTIGATION: The Board of Peace rules out UNRWA in public and consults it in private
Investigation· No. 5382

INVESTIGATION: The Board of Peace rules out UNRWA in public and consults it in private

The Board of Peace says UNRWA no longer has a place in Gaza. It meets with the agency anyway. Several times.

SPECIAL REPORT: Washington’s sanction shuts four Iraqi airports, and the Najaf pilgrim pays first
Investigation· No. 5381

SPECIAL REPORT: Washington’s sanction shuts four Iraqi airports, and the Najaf pilgrim pays first

A departures board. Two in the morning. A line that disappears. On September 25, at 2 a.m., Najaf International Airport suspends all flights to…

EXPLAINER: In Gaza, the Israeli army grounds the drone that holds its buffer zone
Analysis· No. 5379

EXPLAINER: In Gaza, the Israeli army grounds the drone that holds its buffer zone

Two reservists died on Thursday, September 24, in northern Gaza. The drone that exploded was their own.

ANALYSIS: Trump reportedly told Xi “unacceptable”; Beijing omits Iran and keeps Mahan Air flying
Analysis· No. 5363

ANALYSIS: Trump reportedly told Xi “unacceptable”; Beijing omits Iran and keeps Mahan Air flying

Iran. The word isn’t there. On September 25 at 7:50 a.m. Beijing time, China’s Foreign Ministry published its readout. The previous day’s talks between…

ANALYSIS: Trump promised Iran peace in 60 days, but the deadline expired and he threatens to bomb Oman
Analysis· No. 5333

ANALYSIS: Trump promised Iran peace in 60 days, but the deadline expired and he threatens to bomb Oman

Sixty days to turn a war into a peace. That was the promise of the memorandum signed on June 17 at the Palace of…

FACT CHECK: Seven States, One Minnesota Dispute, and Iran Cyber Claims
Analysis· No. 5326

FACT CHECK: Seven States, One Minnesota Dispute, and Iran Cyber Claims

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