Diplomacy & International Relations

Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

(Jake Laphamand, Anna Lamche - BBC) The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, after the Trump administration started a naval blockade...

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency

(Nick Marsh - BBC) Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes...

‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers

(Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko - CNN) The scene is as old as warfare itself. Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and...

Iran cargo ship seized by US could become ‘spoils of war’

(Brad Lendon, Teele Rebane - CNN) The US made good on its threat to board and seize any vessel defying its blockade of Iran’s...

Merz convenes Germany’s security council over looming jet fuel crunch

(Milena Wälde - Politico) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he will “promptly” convene the country’s National Security Council to address the possibility...

The Russia-Iran Partnership

(Delaney Soliday - Lawfare) The war in Ukraine was a turning point for the Russia-Iran partnership, spurred by Russia’s need to purchase and mass-produce...

Iran’s president stresses importance of diplomacy while noting distrust of US

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that every rational and diplomatic path should be used to reduce tensions with the US,...

Iran military vows to ‘soon respond’ after US destroyer hits cargo ship

(Al Arabiya) Iran’s military has vowed to respond after a US destroyer on Sunday fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of...

One of the vessels fired at in Hormuz Strait belonged to France’s CMA CGM

(Al Arabiya) French shipping company CMA CGM on Sunday confirmed that one of the ships that was the subject of gunfire in the Hormuz...

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