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PROFILE: The US-Iran MoU and regional security — what it really changes for Israel and the Gulf
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran in late spring 2026 represents one of the most significant diplomatic turning…
DECODING: Autonomous drones — Turkey, Iran and China are closing the gap on America
The global military drone sector is undergoing an unprecedented structural transformation. The most conservative projections place the market at $55 billion by 2032, with…
OPINION: Iran in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen — the invisible empire Washington refuses to name
While Washington and Tehran negotiate a memorandum of understanding (MoU) meant to end hostilities and open the path to a nuclear deal, Iran is…
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Grossi, Iran, and the Geneva deadlock — what the world expects from you
Mr. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), between June 24 and 26, 2026 you said something of remarkable clarity:…
TESTIMONY: In Lebanon, the LAF plan runs up against Iranian interests — the story of an impossible balance
On June 24, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly announced a plan for reinforced support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) —…
EDITORIAL: Vance vs. Trump on Iran — the rift at the top that weakens everything
On June 22, 2026, as American and Iranian diplomats were negotiating at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, a deep fracture opened at the very heart of the…
FACT-CHECK: Iran and Oman — Verifying the Geography of Diplomatic Complicity
Asserting that Oman is the indispensable diplomatic channel for any mediation with Iran has become a commonplace of Middle Eastern geopolitical analysis. But commonplaces…
COLUMN: The US-Iran Deal — Khamenei Plays for Time, Trump Plays Poker
On June 17, 2026, in the golden light of the Château de Versailles, Donald Trump physically affixed his signature to a 14-point memorandum of…
DECODING: Trump Threatens, Trump Negotiates — The Gears of a Diplomacy Where Fear Is the Fuel
During the week of June 22, 2026, the world watched a performance that encapsulates the entire diplomatic doctrine of the 47th President of the…