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Iran Update Special Report, May 7, 2026

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to …

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2026

Toplines The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the terms for Russia’s unilaterally-declared May 9 Victory Day ceasefire. The Russian MoD stated on May 7 that Russia will unilaterally enact a Victory Day ceasefire starting at midnight local time on May 8 to midnight on the morning of May 10.[1] …

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Why don’t UK media mention the Israel lobby?

Britain’s national media fails to recognise the influence – and even the existence – of an Israel lobby, our new media analysis shows. Declassified researched two years of reporting by seven British media outlets and found only 16 mentions of the phrase Israel lobby without speech marks. Nearly all those …

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Iran Update Special Report, May 6, 2026

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to …

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2026

Toplines Ukraine unilaterally enacted a ceasefire starting at midnight on the night of May 5 to 6 in response to Russia’s unilaterally declared Victory Day ceasefire planned for May 9. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s declared on May 4 that Ukraine would unilaterally enact a ceasefire starting at midnight on the …

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