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Netanyahu’s Last Window in Washington

How narrowing timelines, deterrence, and political survival at a critical juncture increase the probability of kinetic outcomes Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump as American negotiations with Iran approach a decisive phase. On the eve of his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White, Netanyahu spent the evening… Continue reading
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Lavrov Slams Epstein-Russia Claims as “Yellow Journalism”

Moscow rejects spy allegations as a political distraction, while the Global South reacts with shock at Western inaction and elite impunity Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denounced the claims circulating in Western media that financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein might have had ties to Russian intelligence, describing the allegations as little more… Continue reading
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Red Lines and Hard Choices of the US-Iran Standoff

Why the US-Iran Impasse Matters to Global Order The standoff between the United States and Iran marks a clear deadlock over sovereignty, military deterrence, and regional power. Recent indirect negotiations in Muscat between U.S. envoys and Iranian officials produced little progress, showing that the parties’ red lines remain firmly inplacer. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi… Continue reading
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The Total Financial Subjugation of Iraq After 2003 by the United States

Why Iraq Governs Without Access to Its Own Income via an External U.S Banking Authority The United States exercises decisive control over Iraq through financial mechanisms established after the 2003 invasion, rather than through formal colonial administration or direct ownership of physical resources, a system Hussein Askary has described as “a complete financial and economic… Continue reading
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The West v. East GeoEconomic Warfare For Financial Primacy

Monetary Systems, Power, and the Struggle to Shape and Control the Global Order for the Coming Generations West versus East; it is a war, for now, a smart kind of war, but one that results in a “permanent fragmentation” of the global financial architecture. This architecture that evolved after the Second World War rested upon… Continue reading
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US used an F-35 Jet To Shoot Down a Cheap Iranian Drone

What the use of a fifth-generation fighter against an Iranian drone suggests about modern air defence limits Reports that a United States F-35 fighter aircraft was used to shoot down an Iranian drone have prompted discussion among military analysts about the broader implications of the incident. While the interception itself was successful, the choice of… Continue reading
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The Iran Deal That Was Deliberately Broken

How Abandoning the JCPOA Removed Containment To Make Way For Confrontation For several years, Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran must “make a deal,” but his most recent demand has been framed with unusual urgency. He has publicly declared that Iran has until today to comply, warning of severe consequences if it does not.… Continue reading
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On the Verge of Iran War

The region braces for war as U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict could start at any moment, affecting both regional security and global markets. The confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel has reached a stage where military forces are positioned for rapid action, diplomatic efforts are secondary to military readiness, and the risk of escalation depends largely… Continue reading
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The Persistence of an Unwinnable War

U.S.–Israeli Strategy Has Strengthened the Adversary It Sought to Break and Why Another War Is Likely to Reproduce Past Failures The current phase of confrontation unfolds amid an unprecedented concentration of military and naval forces across the Middle East, creating conditions widely recognised by defence analysts as consistent with imminent large scale conflict. Naval strike… Continue reading

