Trump’s $300B Iran investment fund may be ‘close to impossible’ due to IRGC sanctions law, expert warns
A proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran included in the U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding may face major legal obstacles...
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The Performative Ceasefire in Gaza
Over the last few years, the world has seen unspeakable violence, death, and devastation from Israel’s war on Gaza. During...
Iran’s regime spins nuclear and Strait of Hormuz deal with Trump as victory over US, Israel
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s state-controlled media is promoting the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to re-open the Strait...
Khamenei’s ‘target-rich’ funeral is Iran’s biggest security gamble, sends message to US: expert
Iran's decision to hold a July funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a high-stakes bet that any emerging...
Expert warns of ‘general escalation’ of fighting if Houthis resume Red Sea campaign
The U.S. has hit back against threats to now block another Middle East waterway by Iranian terror proxy, the Houthis.Earlier...
The Right’s “Election Fraud” Cry for Midterms Previewed in Primaries
On Tuesday night, oyster farmer and combat veteran Graham Platner overwhelmingly sailed to victory in the Democratic Senate primary in...
Inside Tehran: Iranians describe IRGC’s brutal rule, poverty — ask Trump to ‘stay the course’
A fragile ceasefire that many Iranians say does not feel like a ceasefire has given some people inside Iran the...
Finland’s foreign minister says Ukraine ‘is now holding the cards’ as Russia signals talks
EXCLUSIVE: Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said Ukraine has gained new leverage against Russia, arguing that Moscow’s renewed talk of...
US adversaries China, North Korea strengthening ties as Xi, Kim set to begin talks
A pair of U.S. adversaries — China and North Korea — appear to be strengthening relations, with Chinese President Xi...
Iranians speak out over possible Trump-regime deal
Amid President Donald Trump’s Monday announcement that a deal with Iran’s clerical regime is imminent to re-open the Strait of...
Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation
Iran is said to be ‘deeply threatened’ by the small African breakaway state, Somaliland, because of the potential for U.S.,...
Mass tanker blackout rattles Gulf ahead of 1.35M-barrel oil transfer amid US-Iran talks: firm
Maritime tracking transmissions collapsed near the UAE’s main oil hub, rattling Persian Gulf shipping hours before President Donald Trump announced...
What Xi wants from Trump as Beijing seeks leverage in high-stakes summit
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a moment when both...
Trump faces split among retired US commanders over whether to resume Iran strikes
President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on "massive life support," as retired U.S. commanders and national security...
China’s undersea cable threat raises $10T fears as Trump-Xi talks loom
The U.S. economy is under threat from adversaries like China targeting undersea cables with the ability to "inflict devastating economic...
