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DECODING: A Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea pulls Tehran into the war
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, cited by Iran International on July 25, 2026, that Ukraine "also achieved very good results with long-range strikes in…
COMMENTARY: Tehran swears negotiating isn't in its DNA, and says so on camera
Iranian diplomatic spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei declared at a press briefing on July 27, 2026, that negotiating with the United States is "not in our…
ANALYSIS: Oman pitches a Malacca-style fix for Hormuz, Iran won't say yes out loud
Oman presented Tehran with a joint regional management proposal for the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend of July 25-26, 2026, modeled directly on…
DECODING: Trump and Netanyahu meet as Iran's nuclear file resurfaces
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on July 28, 2026 , their eighth meeting since Trump returned to power and…
REPORT: Iranian ballistic missiles hit a US base, CENTCOM says intercepted
At 5:45 p.m. ET on July 28, 2026 , forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched several ballistic missiles from Iranian territory at…
DECODING: Iran isolated but still defiant after the American response
In a matter of days, the Islamic Republic of Iran found itself in a position its own leaders probably could not have imagined a…
FACT-CHECK: Iran's nuclear program after the American strikes
Since the night of July 11-12, 2026, American forces have struck roughly 140 targets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran, according…
FACT-CHECK: Israel's rescue team in Venezuela, a presence that unsettles
It took twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck on June 24, 2026 near Morón, in Carabobo state, to bring Caracas and…
COLUMN: The Israeli warning about Trump, a threat to handle with caution
There are pieces of information that, the moment they surface, reframe every other headline around them. On July 9, 2026, CNN reported that Israel…