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Middle East

Is Israel already sabotaging Iran ceasefire?

Tel Aviv has made a habit of breaking ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza. Now leaders are saying they are not a full party to the one brokered with Iran.

Masoud Pezeshkian ; Donald Trump; Vladimir Putin
Middle East

Iran and Russia are gaming the United States, and winning

Is Trump running out of time to end the war before the American economy catches up?

Trump, Masoud Pezeshkian
Middle East

Is this the grand bargain that could end the Iran war?

The blockades are bad but consider them points of leverage for an actual negotiation. Here is what a positive outcome — for both sides — might look like.

Oman strait of hormuz
Middle East

Oman walks tightrope with Iran across the Strait of Hormuz

Muscat is the only Gulf capital that has remained friendly with Tehran throughout the war. There is a reason for that, and why those relations will persist.

The Iran war and the death of the global maritime commons
Middle East

The Iran war and the death of the global maritime commons

By asserting control over global chokepoints in its own hemisphere, Washington has weakened its case for free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz