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ESSAY: Gaza, the tunnels and Hamas disarmament — when peace demands the impossible
On June 17, 2026, envoy Nikolay Mladenov, appointed by the Trump administration to head the "Peace Council," submitted to Gaza a 15-point
PROFILE: Pezeshkian, the man who says no to Washington on enriched uranium
On June 22, 2026, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian uttered words that chilled diplomats around the world: Iran will "never back down" on
COMMENTARY: Vance to Israel — "Wake Up, Trump Is Your Only Ally — Don't Torpedo Him"
On June 18, 2026, U.S. Vice President JD Vance crossed a line that few American leaders had ever dared cross so explicitly:
OPINION: Lebanon — The Ceasefire Is Barely Holding Eight Days After It Was Signed
On June 19, 2026, Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. That is the official date. But to understand the fragility
EDITORIAL: Hormuz Reopens, Brent Falls to $73 — But Oil Normalization Will Take Months
Twenty percent of global oil transits through a passage just 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest: the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran
COLUMN: Burgenstock, Two Contradictory Truths — The USA and Iran Don't Tell the Same Nuclear Story
On the shores of Lake Lucerne, in a luxury Swiss resort perched at 874 metres above sea level, something extraordinary and deeply
INVESTIGATION: The USA-Iran MOU of June 15 — Peace in 60 Days or Back to War by August 17
On June 15, 2026, in a moment that will enter the history books, American president Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian
TESTIMONY: Oil at $70 — the Iran deal eases the pump but strains the budgets
On June 25, 2026, the WTI — the benchmark American crude barrel — collapsed to $70.05, its lowest level since mid-February of
INVESTIGATION: The Senate refuses to rein in Trump on Iran — war powers at the heart of a late-night vote
On the night of June 25, 2026, the American Senate rejected the war powers resolution concerning Iran. That late-night vote, at the