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 Iran Uses the War’s One-Month Mark to Intensify Pressure on Gulf States

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has used the one-month anniversary...

Victory Day, Strategic Day: Beijing Uses Ceremony to Cement Alliances

The parade marking 80 years since Japan’s defeat doubled as a diplomatic platform.
Putin and Xi lauded their bond, sealing long-horizon energy and cooperation deals.
Kim Jong-un’s arrival with Kim Ju-ae focused attention on Pyongyang’s role in emerging alignments.
Putin’s meeting with Robert Fico highlighted the EU’s internal contradictions over Ukraine and energy.
Visa-free travel for Russians and trilateral signaling with Mongolia extended the week’s message beyond optics.

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From Hormuz to Baghdad: The Many Fronts of the Expanding Iran-US War

The war between the United States and Iran had spread across a vast geographic arc, from the Strait of Hormuz in the south to...

The Strategic Price of Dismissing an Ally’s Expertise

There is a broader lesson embedded in the story of America's rejection of Ukraine's drone defense offer: dismissing an ally's expertise because of political...

Trump’s Rhetoric Reaches New Heights as Iran’s Death Toll Surpasses 1,200

The language President Donald Trump has used to describe the US campaign against Iran has been extreme even by the standards of wartime presidential...