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Abbas Araghchi: Iran’s Foreign Minister and Lead Nuclear Negotiator
TEHRAN, July 13 — Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister since August 2024, has spent much of his career…
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Key Players in Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran, Saudi, UAE, U.S.
MANAMA, July 13 — The figure that matters for global markets is 6 million barrels per day. That…
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Iran Weighs Response Options After US Strike, Diplomatic Fallout Looms
WASHINGTON, July 13 — A 20 percent toll imposed on cargo vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz has…
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Strait of Hormuz: Geography, Traffic, and Strategic Importance
ABU DHABI, July 13 — A narrow ribbon of water, just 21 miles wide at its narrowest, carries…
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Iran set to challenge U.S. policy at global legal forums
UNITED NATIONS, July 13 — The Trump administration’s decision to impose a new policy affecting the Strait of…
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U.S. Mulls Fees for Navy Escorts in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The latest escalation in the long-running confrontation between the United States and Iran over…
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What Happens Next: Implementation Timeline and Potential Retaliation
MANAMA — The International Maritime Security Construct, the naval coalition established in 2019 to patrol critical shipping lanes…
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Iran’s IRGCN: A Parallel Navy Shaping Persian Gulf Security
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stands as a parallel naval force to Iran’s…
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Ayatollah Khamenei’s Four Decades of Unchallenged Iranian Authority
TEHRAN, July 13 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, has spent decades consolidating control over…
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Novák’s Pardon of Child Abuse Cover-Up Sparks Mass Protests
BUDAPEST, July 13 — The shift in Hungarian politics was sudden and seismic. In early 2024, a single…
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Raisi Faces Domestic and International Pressures as Iran’s President
TEHRAN, July 13 — Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, has ordered the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to…
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Iran’s Raisi Faces New U.S. Blockade and Rising Toll
TEHRAN, July 13 — The administration of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi marked four years in power this week,…
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Hungary Parliament Approves 13th Amendment Expanding Presidential Removal Powers
BUDAPEST, July 13 — The shift in Hungary’s constitutional architecture is accelerating, and the latest amendment tells you…
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Hungary’s First Female President Resigns Amid Scandal
BUDAPEST, July 13 — The political mechanics inside Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party are showing their first real cracks…
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Hungary Parliament Passes Single-Day Constitutional Amendment
BUDAPEST, July 13 — The shift in Hungary’s legislative landscape is stark, and it’s not just about who…
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Trump Proposes 20% Toll on Strait of Hormuz Cargo Shipments
TEHRAN, July 13 — The figure that matters: 20 percent. That is the toll Donald Trump has proposed…
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Moscow Oblast: Critical Buffer Straining Under Pressure
MOSCOW, July 13 — Explosions reported in Moscow Oblast on April 27, 2025, have underscored vulnerabilities in the…
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Trump Proposes 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll in Surprise Move
WASHINGTON, July 13 — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the 2024 presidential election and a…
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Putin Oversees Russian Military Response to Ukraine Incursions
MOSCOW, July 13 — Vladimir Putin has now been in power longer than any Kremlin leader since Joseph…
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What Happens Next: Potential Escalation and Diplomatic Efforts
KYIV, March 2025 — The mechanics of Russia’s war on Ukraine have shifted again, and the pattern is…
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Global Powers Divided Over Ukraine’s Cross-Border Strikes Into Russia
MOSCOW, July 13 — The March 15, 2025, strikes on Stavropol Krai and Moscow Oblast have drawn international…
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Iran’s Hardline President Raisi Faces Strait of Hormuz Blockade
TEHRAN, July 13 — Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative cleric who has served as Iran’s president since August 3,…
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Vladimir Putin Becomes Longest Serving Kremlin Leader Since Joseph Stalin
MOSCOW, July 13 — Vladimir Putin has now held power in Russia for more than 24 years, making…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Leads Ukraine’s Defense Against Russian Invasion
KYIV, July 13 — On paper, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trajectory reads like a political fable: comedian, actor, then President…
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