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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…
DECODING: US-Iran crossfire around Hormuz — a ceasefire on the edge of the abyss
On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian signed a pact officially ending the war on all fronts. The
OPINION: The CRINK axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea converge in war
There is an acronym that has been circulating for several months in the corridors of Washington think tanks, in Atlantic Council reports,
REPORT: After the Iran Deal — How the CRINK Axis Is Preparing to Rearm Tehran
In late June 2026, Western strategic circles were buzzing with a shared concern: a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran on the
PROFILE: Rafael Grossi versus Iran — the man who wants to see what Tehran refuses to show
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a man of precise language and controlled composure. But on June
DECODING: Iran Seizes the Strait of Hormuz — 30 Days of Exclusive Control That Paralyze the World
On June 28, 2026, while strikes were still being exchanged between American forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian Foreign
INVESTIGATION: Moroccan fertilizer, the Iran war and inflation — why Trump had to bend on his own tariffs
On June 29, 2026, Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation declaring an economic state of emergency to temporarily suspend — for 8
TESTIMONY: When the USA-Iran Deal Crashes Oil Prices — and Bleeds Russia's War Finances
In March 2026, global oil prices experienced their largest disruption in years. Iran had effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US-Israeli…
TESTIMONY: The US-Iran Accord — A Giant Bandage on a Wound That Has Not Healed
On June 15, 2026, a memorandum of understanding was announced between the United States and Iran, establishing a 60-day pause in hostilities following the…