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The Tanker War: When the Gulf Became a Battleground
The first missile struck without warning. It was not aimed at a warship or a military installation, but…
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Inside Iran’s Supreme Leader System of Power
The news hit the world like a seismic shock: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was dead. For…
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How Iran Buries a Supreme Leader: The 1989 Khomeini Funeral
They came by the millions, a human sea that stretched from the foothills of the Alborz Mountains to…
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The Life and Rule of Ayatollah Khamenei
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died in June 1989, the Islamic Republic faced a succession crisis. The revolution’s founder…
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Polish-Ukrainian tensions escalate over WWII-era dispute
MOSCOW, July 3 — A senior Ukrainian military officer has warned that a dispute over historical grievances between…
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World War I ignited a century of global conflict and change
KARACHI, July 3 — War cinema has long drawn its most powerful stories from the battlefields of World…
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Report Details Nigeria’s Web of Kidnapping, Insecurity, and Systemic Failures
Nigerians now navigate a country where the act of sending a child to school or walking to a…
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Fear of Kidnapping and Violence Pervades Daily Life Across Nigeria
The fear is a physical thing in Nigeria now. It sits in the room when parents discuss sending…
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Before-Dawn School Decision Reflects Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis
LAGOS — The next step for millions of Nigerians is not a policy paper or a summit. It…
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Insecurity, Corruption, And Poverty In Nigeria -By Confidence
LAGOS, July 3 — For families across Nigeria, the daily threat of kidnapping has become a harsh reality…
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The Hidden War: IEDs and the Danger to Syrian Civilians
The blast comes without warning. One moment, a family is crossing a dirt track to reach a market…
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Israel Mocks Khamenei’s Funeral Amid Solemn Iranian Rites
TEHRAN — As Iranian leaders and international delegations gathered in the capital to honour the late Supreme Leader…
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The Strait of Hormuz: History of the World’s Most Dangerous Chokepoint
At its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz measures just twenty-one miles across. A ship can see both…
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The Persian People’s Long Struggle Under Clerical Rule
The cry first rose from the cobblestones of Isfahan and the alleys of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar in the…
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Who Leads Iran Next: How Succession Actually Works
The death of any absolute ruler triggers a crisis of succession, but in the Islamic Republic of Iran,…
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When Norway peacefully separated from Sweden in the autumn of 1905
OSLO, July 3 — The numbers are almost too clean to believe. In the autumn of 1905, after…
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Putin dismisses fuel shortages, vows no retreat in Ukraine
MOSCOW, July 3 — President Vladimir Putin is publicly brushing off the mounting fuel crisis inside Russia, insisting…
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Knock Out One-Third of Russian Refining Capacity
Kyiv’s campaign against Russian oil refineries has entered its fifth month. The tally of strikes since March stands…
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Ukrainian Strikes Knock Out One-Third of Russia’s Refining Capacity
MOSCOW — The fuel pump is where the war in Ukraine now hits home for millions of Russians.…
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Over 50 Russian Energy Sites Since March
In March, the first Ukrainian drone hit a Russian oil refinery. Since then, more than 50 strikes have…
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Ukraine’s refinery strikes drive rising fuel costs and shortages for Russians
Ordinary Russians are feeling the war in their wallets and at the gas pump as Ukraine’s campaign against…
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Putin calls refinery damage “not critical” after Moscow plant hit twice
MOSCOW — The fire at Moscow’s main oil refinery on June 18 was visible for miles. Key equipment…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz port teems with life amid US-Israeli tensions
BANDAR ABBAS, Iran, July 2 — A fisherman held up several baby sharks tangled in his nets, explaining…
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U.S. Feared Israel Might Target Iran’s Top Negotiators in Spring
WASHINGTON, July 2 — U.S. officials feared Israel might try to assassinate two of Iran’s most senior negotiators…
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