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ANALYSIS: JD Vance, Architect or Scapegoat of Trump's Iran Deal
On June 18, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Geneva, Donald Trump let slip a remark that immediately electrified
EXPLAINER: Iran's 14-Point MOU — The Deal That Resurrects the Pre-War Status Quo
On June 17, 2026, amid the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump affixed his signature to a 14-point memorandum
ANALYSIS: Beijing, the US-Iran Deal, and the Great Taiwanese Calculation — What the ISW Reveals
On June 18, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War published its weekly China & Taiwan Update. On paper, it is
REPORT: Is the 60-Day Iran-US Roadmap Fracturing the Moscow-Tehran Axis?
On June 21, 2026, mediators from Qatar and Pakistan announced from the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland that Iran and the United States
DECODED: Beijing Applauds the US-Iran Deal — But China’s Strategic Calculus is Lethal
On June 18, 2026, while American and Iranian delegations were still trading suspicious glances in Switzerland, the spokesperson for the Ministry of
DECODED: The Secret Mechanics of Iran-US Talks and Their 60-Day Roadmap
On June 21, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that Iran and the United States had officially launched historic talks coupled with a 60-day
PORTRAIT: JD Vance, the Solitary Architect of the Iran Deal That Is Fracturing the Trump Camp
On June 18, 2026, JD Vance stood alone at the White House podium — no Secretary of State, no national security advisor. The 50th…
COLUMN: Trump Drops Iran and Pivots to Ukraine — The White House's Double-Faced Diplomacy
In 72 hours — June 15 to 17, 2026 — Trump signed a memorandum with Iran, attended the G7 in Évian, and declared Russia…
BREAKDOWN: Japan Weaves Its Network of Navies Against China — The Pacific's Other Front
Something profoundly significant is happening in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, and most eyes are looking elsewhere. While the world watches Ukraine and Iran,…