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Trump’s Cabinet Shapes New Ukraine Policy with Key Officials
WASHINGTON — The mechanics of the Trump administration’s developing policy to impose heavy tariffs on Russian oil involve…
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Diplomatic Efforts Fail to Halt Ukraine War Stalemate
MOSCOW, July 11 — Peace negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war have stalled across multiple tracks, with no…
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Strait Stalemate: Military Options Weighed Amid Diplomatic Push to Reopen
ABOARD USS MONTEREY, Persian Gulf, July 11 — The low thrum of a warship’s engines is the only…
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Data and Figures: The Economic Toll of the War on Russia and Ukraine
BRUSSELS, July 11 — Against the backdrop of a grinding conflict now in its fifth year, the economic…
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Iran Admission Sparks Diplomatic and Military Concerns
WASHINGTON, July 11 — A private admission by Iran that its attacks in May 2019 were a mistake…
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Trump Officials Received Iran’s Private Message: Key Players Revealed
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The technical reality of the Trump administration’s Iran policy was always more layered than…
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Turkey’s 2022 Istanbul talks offered the most detailed Ukraine war peace blueprint
ISTANBUL — The most substantial progress toward ending the conflict remains the framework discussed in this city in…
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Ukraine’s Diplomatic Push for Peace Stalls Despite Zelenskyy’s Vision
KYIV, July 11 — The shift in Ukraine’s diplomatic strategy is becoming harder to ignore. Years after President…
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History of U.S.-Iran Tensions Over the Strait of Hormuz Since 1979
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The United States and Iran remain locked in a strategic standoff across the Persian…
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Zelenskyy Says Some in Putin’s Circle Back Ukraine Peace
KYIV, July 11 — The shift is subtle but significant: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now publicly suggesting…
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What Happens Next: Potential Diplomatic and Military Responses
WASHINGTON, July 11 — Iran has privately admitted a mistake in an incident that has brought the U.S.…
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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Its Collapse
The shift is unmistakable, and it’s happening in the digital shadows of the Persian Gulf. A new backchannel…
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Trump Advisers Conducted Secret Iran Backchannel Talks, Sources Reveal
WASHINGTON, July 11 — Three former Trump administration officials — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Adviser…
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U.S.-Iran Backchannel Talks: Historical Precedents Examined
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The quiet, often secret channels of communication between the United States and Iran have…
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Putin’s 24-Year Rule Shapes Russia’s War and Economy
MOSCOW, July 11 — Against this backdrop of grinding war and economic recalibration, Vladimir Putin remains the fixed…
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The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet: Role in Persian Gulf Security
MANAMA, July 11 — The United States Fifth Fleet, the Navy’s primary maritime force across the Persian Gulf,…
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What Happens Next: Steps for Implementing US Tariffs on Russian Oil
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is weighing a significant escalation in economic pressure on Moscow, with plans to…
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Iran admits mistake via backchannel amid rising regional tensions
TEHRAN — Iran privately told advisers to former President Donald Trump that its military “made a mistake” when…
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Timeline of US and Allied Sanctions on Russian Energy Since 2022
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The United States and its allies have imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia’s…
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Pompeo Led “Maximum Pressure” Campaign Against Iran as US Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The figure that matters for Mike Pompeo’s post-government career is zero: zero formal diplomatic…
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John Bolton’s Hawkish Iran Policy Shaped Under Trump
WASHINGTON, July 11 — John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor who served under President Donald Trump, remains…
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Iran, U.S. Secret Diplomacy: Backchannel Communications Revealed
MUSCAT, July 11 — For decades, when the United States and Iran have needed to talk without the…
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Rouhani’s diplomatic dreams crumble as Iran’s hardliners tighten grip
TEHRAN, July 11 — Hassan Rouhani, the former Iranian president who staked his political legacy on a nuclear…
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Stena Impero Seized: Timeline of July 2019 Strait of Hormuz Incident
LONDON, July 11 — Against this backdrop of simmering tensions in the Persian Gulf, the seizure of the…
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