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NARRATIVE: Iran's nuclear deal — 60 days to resolve what 20 years of diplomacy failed to achieve
At Bürgenstock, in Switzerland, the night of June 21–22, 2026 stretched into eighteen hours of negotiations. On one side: JD Vance, Vice President of…
EDITORIAL: The West Under Dual Fiscal and Military Pressure — How to Finance Freedom
The West faces in 2026 a budgetary equation unlike any in its recent history. It must simultaneously pay for the fiscal mistakes of the…
ANALYSIS: The June 17 US-Iran agreement shatters in the Strait of Hormuz
On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) — a provisional truce meant to end months of…
REPORT: Inflation Returns to the Eurozone — Households Pay the Price of a War They Never Wanted
In May 2026, inflation in the eurozone reached 3.2% on an annual basis — its highest level since September 2023, and well above the…
EDITORIAL: Europe's Heatwave and Iran's Fossils — The West Trapped Between Fire and Oil
On June 25, 2026, as 101 million Europeans suffocated under temperatures exceeding 35°C, supertankers were cautiously resuming their route through the Strait of Hormuz…
OPEN LETTER: To you, the Europeans paying the bill for the Iran war
According to data published by Bloomberg on June 26, 2026, inflation in the eurozone may have reached 3.0% in June — a first slowdown…
INVESTIGATION: Hormuz, the naval powers reclaim their destiny
The Strait of Hormuz, that maritime choke point barely 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest, concentrates nearly 20% of the world's oil within its…
COMMENTARY: The Iran-USA Deal Freezes $300 Billion in Oil — Who Will Really Pay?
On June 17, 2026, in Geneva, President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding that, if it holds,…
ANALYSIS: Iran-Israel-USA War — How 4 Months Reconfigured the Middle East for a Generation
In less than four months, the war ignited between Israel, the United States, and Iran reconfigured the balance of power across the Middle East…