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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...

The Missing Convener: NSC’s Diminished Role and the Future of U.S. Investment Security

(Eric S. Johnson - Just Security) The United States has built an investment security architecture over the preceding decades of unprecedented breadth. Whether it...

An Urgent Call to Break the Cycle of Division and Exclusion in Syria

(Deyaa Alrwishdi - Just Security) The fall of Bashar Al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 is perhaps the most consequential moment in Syria’s modern history....

Pope Leo’s target is bigger than Trump. He’s rebuking the ‘MAGA Jesus’

(John Blake - CNN) If you think the clash between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump is just a war of words that...

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