MANAMA/TEHRAN, 26 June 2026 — Hours after the chandeliers of Manama’s Four Seasons Hotel dimmed on a high-stakes meeting of American and Gulf Arab foreign ministers, the chandeliers were, metaphorically,…
Starmer Expected To Announce Departure On Monday As Support Grows For Burnham Among MPs.
LONDON - The final act of Keir Starmer’s premiership is expected to unfold within hours, as a political storm fuelled by collapsing poll ratings, a catastrophic byelection result, and an…
Betrayed Peace: How A Fragile Iran-US Deal Collapsed And Pushed The Middle East Toward The Brink.
GENEVA/BEIRUT/TEHRAN — The diplomatic breakthrough that many hoped would reshape the Middle East lasted barely long enough for the signatures to dry.
Propaganda At Sea: The Unverified Spectacle Of Iran’s “Lifted Blockade” And A War Nobody Can Confirm Ended.
TEHRAN — In the predawn hours of Tuesday, Iranian state media erupted with a synchronised, triumphalist narrative: at least three Iranian oil tankers and two cargo vessels had “successfully broken…
‘The Numbers Were Great,’ Trump Said. For Millions Of Americans, They Are Anything But…
WASHINGTON — Tanya Vasquez paused in the cereal aisle of a Food Lion in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Wednesday, calculator app open on her phone. A box of store-brand cornflakes…
After Ceasefire, Iran Amplifies Threats Of ‘Different’ War While Warning Of Fractures At Home: Trump Fires Back.
TEHRAN, IRAN – Two months after a shaky ceasefire halted the most intense direct military confrontation between Iran and a U.S.-Israeli coalition in decades, the Islamic Republic is broadcasting a…
US-IRAN: The Art Of The Double‑Cross: Trump’s Third Betrayal, A Naval Blockade That Won’t Lift, And The Spectre Of A Dead Supreme Leader.
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — In the fog of a war that was supposed to have ended, the most dangerous sound is not the screech of an incoming drone but the silence of…
US: War Profiteering And Crony Contracts – How The Trump Inner Circle Reaped Billions From The Pentagon And The Iran War.
When the Department of War announced a $9.7 billion software consolidation contract to Dell Technologies late last year, it was framed as an overdue efficiency measure, a five-year plan to…
US-ISRAEL: The Grand Bargain – Trump’s Ceasefire-For-Normalisation Ultimatum And The Unravelling Of A War.
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN — When President Donald Trump convened a conference call with the leaders of eight Muslim-majority nations on Saturday, the stated agenda was simple: lock in support for a ceasefire…
IRAN: ‘War Beyond The Region’ – IRGC Threats, Trump’s Ultimatums And The Dangerous Expansion Of The Iran Crisis.
TEHRAN - The war of words between Tehran and Washington has again moved closer to the language of open conflict, with Iranian military leaders warning that any new attack on…
