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FACT-CHECK: Did Iran Really Strike a Military Base in Jordan
Continuing its retaliation after the American strikes of July 9, 2026, Iran also struck a military base in Jordan, widening the theater of hostilities…
OPINION: Trump Buries the Iran Ceasefire and Reopens Pandora's Box
On July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump delivered a line that instantly redrew the map of…
REPORT: Starmer Refuses to Drag Britain Into Iran War, Trump Bristles
The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026 was supposed to celebrate the Alliance's renewed unity after months of transatlantic…
FACT-CHECK: Rutte tells the truth on Iran, and Putin takes note
The NATO summit in Ankara was not supposed to be about Iran. Officially it was about collective defense, about budgets, about coordination among allies…
ANALYSIS: The Trump-Iran 14-point plan, or the art of promising everything and guaranteeing nothing
On June 17, 2026, the American administration made public the official text of a memorandum of understanding reached with Iran, a 14-point document that…
REPORT: Hamas dissolves its administration, a calculated move under pressure
On Monday, July 6, 2026, Hamas announced a decision that, on paper, marks a turning point after nearly two decades of governing the Gaza…
COMMENTARY: The Iran-U.S. ceasefire was never really holding
The ceasefire reached in early spring 2026 between Iran and the United States, with Israel's involvement, was never a genuine peace.
ESSAY: Hormuz under blackmail — Iran invents itself a planetary veto right
There is something dizzying in how Iran has turned a simple diplomatic courtesy clause into a sovereignty claim over one of the most strategic…
DECODING: Oman's mediation stalls, Hormuz remains a knife at the throat
The Strait of Hormuz has never been a simple maritime passage. Since the outbreak of the 2026 war between Iran, the United States and…