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The Diesel Deal: Politics Is One Thing, Law Another

A general licence such as the one issued by the US Treasury for Russian diesel is not the lifting of financial sanctions, and can be cancelled ahead of schedule at any moment. The political effect of the diesel deal must be separated from its legal nature, writes Ivan Timofeev, Programme …

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Hezbollah announces ‘Promise and Commitment’ housing and reconstruction program

Hezbollah announced a yearlong housing-assistance program on October 13, offering eligible families displaced by the 2024 and 2026 wars with Israel up to $14,000 for rent and furniture. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also met separately with Hezbollah and allied Shiite Amal Movement lawmakers to discuss government-administered reconstruction projects in …

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The End of the Security Umbrella: Why the Houthis and the Axis of Resistance Are Changing the Rules of the Game in the Middle East

The Houthis are preparing to march on Riyadh while the Revolutionary Guards are driving America out of every continent. America’s security umbrella has failed to provide the Gulf petro-monarchies with the much-touted security against Iran and the axis of resistance. Instead, it has made them more susceptible to the realization …

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Iraqi Kurdish Leaders Raise Prospect Of Peace Talks Between Iran And Kurdish Opposition

Key Takeaways: Senior leaders in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region have publicly discussed facilitating peace talks between Iran and Iranian Kurdish armed opposition groups based in the autonomous region, with PUK head Bafel Talabani describing the start of a process similar to Turkey’s and noting Tehran’s positive response. Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan …

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