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ANALYSIS: Gaza, 64% Under Occupation — Morocco and the Arab Security Architecture Taking Shape
In April 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared with humanitarian aid groups a map that sent shockwaves through the international diplomatic community. That…
FACT-CHECK: Trump, Iran and Nuclear Inspections — What Was Actually Signed
June 26, 2026. Donald Trump posts on Truth Social a message that, in his own words, confirms that Iran has "accepted long-term nuclear inspections."…
OPINION: IAEA in Iran — Trump Says Yes, Tehran Says Later, Vance Says Now: Who to Believe?
On June 22, 2026, in Burgenstock, Switzerland, Vice President JD Vance stepped before the cameras with the satisfied air of a man who has…
EDITORIAL: Iran at Geneva in the Morning, Iranian Drones in Lebanon at Night — Duplicity as Doctrine
On June 17, 2026, in Versailles, President Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding. The world applauded. Europeans…
EDITORIAL: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria — Netanyahu Installs Permanent Occupation While the World Watches
On June 25, 2026, at a graduation ceremony for Israeli officers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared with disturbing clarity: "We will remain in Lebanon,…
COMMENTARY: Rubio, Hormuz and the Toll Booth Temptation — When Washington Plays With the Iranian Nuclear Fire
At the end of June 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly declared that Iran would be excluded from all transit through the…
COLUMN: Israel in Syria — An Occupation Without a Mandate, a Security Council Without a Voice
On June 25, 2026, at a combat officer graduation ceremony in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pronounced a formula that, in a few…
OPINION: Vance Declares Victory in Geneva — Beware of Iran Nuclear Optimism
On Sunday, June 22, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance emerged from two days of talks with Iranian representatives in Switzerland with a beaming…
NARRATIVE: In Southern Lebanon, the Void Nobody Wants to Fill — and Iran Is Watching
On June 19, 2026, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a new ceasefire — the third in less than six months — under American pressure.…