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Worlds in Brief (6 April 2026)

Germany (John Kampfner - Politico) “It is up to us to determine whether Germany will remain a strong country. No one else gets to decide....

US, Iran and mediators pushing for 45-day ceasefire: Report

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The US, Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to...

Kuwait says Iranian drones strike oil sector complex, power, government sites

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a fire broke out in its Shuwaikh oil sector complex, which houses the oil ministry and KPC headquarters,...

Trump says Iran military leaders killed in Tehran strike

(AFP/Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that “many” of Iran’s military leaders were killed in a huge strike on the Islamic...

Trump says two US airmen rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

(Al Arabiya) President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it “one of the...

Understanding Iran’s Strategy—Then, Now, and Next

(J. Dana Stusterv - Lawfare) The more the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign attempts to change the Iranian regime, the more it looks like it will...

Congress: Give the President Discretion to Remove the Cuba Embargo

(Rachel Alpert - Lawfare) With talk of regime change in the background, the Trump administration has turned up pressure on Cuba in recent weeks....

FISA Section 702 Isn’t Broken. Why Are We Still Trying to Fix It?

(Glenn S. Gerstell - Lawfare) Once again, the United States is days away from the expiration of the nation’s most important foreign intelligence tool—and...

How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran?

(Marc Polymeropoulos and Jeremy Hurewitz - Just Security) If you are an analyst at a U.S. or Israeli intelligence agency summarizing the status of...

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