Désormais, il est clair qu’aucun accord ne sera possible – ni réaliste – sans l’influence russe. Quelle entrée en scène lourde de sens ! Le ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Iran, Abbas Araghchi, s’est lancé dans une tournée diplomatique aux enjeux considérables à Islamabad, Mascate et Saint-Pétersbourg à bord du …

Iran has submitted a new proposal to the US that pushes for the reopening of Hormuz while postponing nuclear negotiations at a later stage. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday to revive stalled negotiations with the US, amid continued deadlock over the future of the Strait …

Ukraine’s increased activity in the Middle East and Africa, amid the US and Israeli war with Iran, makes Kyiv an equal security partner in one of the world’s key regions. Zelenskyy’s trips to the Gulf monarchies, Turkey, and Syria have resulted in security agreements with Arab countries. The geography of …

Toplines Russian forces conducted a massive drone and missile strike consisting of 666 drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight on April 24 into April 25, primarily targeting Dnipro City, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least six civilians and injuring at least 47. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched …

Key Takeaways Prospects for meaningful US-Iran negotiations remain low as Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle continue to dominate Iran’s decision-making and oppose compromise. ISW-CTP assessed that in recent days, the IRGC has sidelined civilian officials and that Iran’s negotiating team lacks …

The American-Israeli aggression against Iran has become a pivotal moment in international relations, having undermined American ambitions for dominance in the twenty-first century. A blow to American ambitions, a victory for China The fact that the Iranian regime withstood and skillfully confronted the overwhelming military power of the United States …

As Allied forces crossed the English Channel during the D-Day invasion of June 1944, some 10,000 intelligence officers known as T-Forces were right behind the advance battalions. Their mission: seize munitions experts, technicians, German scientists and their research materials, along with French scientists who had collaborated with the Nazis. Soon, …

After more than a month of war and amid an uneasy cease-fire, Iran announced Friday that it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz for ships traveling a pre-approved route, while President Donald Trump vowed to continue a US blockade on Iranian ships. Both sides are still negotiating a deal to …

A leading objective of the US-Israeli war against Iran that began on 28 February and ended with a tenuous two-week ceasefire on 8 April was the destruction of Iran’s ballistic missile program. Despite thousands of unrelenting targeted strikes, Tehran reportedly still possesses much of its ballistic missile arsenal, and perhaps …

[W]ithin Europe itself… institutions pursue the systematic dismantling of their own domestic fossil fuel capacities. The result is not environmental salvation. It is an engineered dependency that can only delight oil producers such as Russia. Households face increasingly high energy bills that contribute to widespread energy poverty. Official EU figures …