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Warheads, enriched uranium, collapsing treaties: deterrence tested by reality.
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COMMENTARY: Nuclear inspections: why Vance's and Tehran's opposing narratives smell like a scam
Commentary· No. 1090

COMMENTARY: Nuclear inspections: why Vance's and Tehran's opposing narratives smell like a scam

Here is what happened in the 48 hours following the announcement of the US-Iran roadmap on June 21, 2026. On one side, the Trump…

DECODING: Sixty days to seal it all: the fragile roadmap between Washington and Tehran
Analysis· No. 1089

DECODING: Sixty days to seal it all: the fragile roadmap between Washington and Tehran

Since June 21, 2026, a diplomatic clock has been ticking in Washington, in Tehran, and in the capitals holding their breath. Sixty days. That…

COMMENTARY: Putin threatens Europe: the rhetoric of fear
Commentary· No. 1043

COMMENTARY: Putin threatens Europe: the rhetoric of fear

Vladimir Putin does not threaten by accident. Every speech, every statement, every ambiguous signal sent to Europe is the product of a precise political…

COMMENTARY: The IAEA demands strong guarantees: trust is not enough
Commentary· No. 1023

COMMENTARY: The IAEA demands strong guarantees: trust is not enough

On June 26, 2026, speaking to journalists in Tokyo, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said words that…

ANALYSIS: Vance and the Iran deal "foundation" — cautious optimism or strategic blindness?
Analysis· No. 987

ANALYSIS: Vance and the Iran deal "foundation" — cautious optimism or strategic blindness?

The world held its breath in mid-June 2026. The United States and Iran initialed a 14-point memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the armed…

NARRATIVE: Iran's nuclear deal — 60 days to resolve what 20 years of diplomacy failed to achieve
Reportage· No. 969

NARRATIVE: Iran's nuclear deal — 60 days to resolve what 20 years of diplomacy failed to achieve

At Bürgenstock, in Switzerland, the night of June 21–22, 2026 stretched into eighteen hours of negotiations. On one side: JD Vance, Vice President of…

ANALYSIS: The June 17 US-Iran agreement shatters in the Strait of Hormuz
Analysis· No. 962

ANALYSIS: The June 17 US-Iran agreement shatters in the Strait of Hormuz

On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) — a provisional truce meant to end months of…

FACT-CHECK: Did Trump really win peace with Iran? Five claims verified
Analysis· No. 911

FACT-CHECK: Did Trump really win peace with Iran? Five claims verified

On June 22, 2026, from the White House press briefing room, Donald Trump declared that he had "concluded the greatest nuclear disarmament deal in…

DECODING: The IAEA demands access to Iran — what point 8 of the MOU actually means
Analysis· No. 908

DECODING: The IAEA demands access to Iran — what point 8 of the MOU actually means

In June 2026, the world learned that Iran and the United States had signed an agreement — the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — that…

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