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Gaza reaches 1,000 days of war, the truce remains fragile
Introduction: a number that overshadows every other statistic

Vance Defends the War in Iran Before American Troops
Introduction: A Vice President Before the Uniform

Bessent Promises "The Other Side" of the Iran War Bill
Introduction: A Treasury Secretary on the Defensive

Ro Khanna Dismantles Hegseth Over the Real Cost of the Iran War
Introduction: a number the Pentagon refuses to give

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