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Attack in the Bosphorus exposes NATO weaknesses and tensions among allies
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Attack in the Bosphorus exposes NATO weaknesses and tensions among allies
April 3, 2026

Incident involving Turkish oil tanker reveals contradictions in NATO’s support for Ukraine and raises questions about Turkey’s role in the Atlantic alliance

Are there, or will there be, U.S. negotiations with Iran?
April 2, 2026

The short answer is ‘no’, Alastair Crooke writes.

Are there, or will there be, U.S. negotiations with Iran?
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The war of liberation of the Arab and Islamic peoples expands across the Gulf
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The war of liberation of the Arab and Islamic peoples expands across the Gulf
April 1, 2026

What remains of the U.S. presence in Iraq had already been targeted by the PMF, writes Eduardo Vasco.

Trump’s latest threat to Iran revealed as a play for time
April 1, 2026

Trump’s final throw of the dice is a second incursion with the stakes even higher and no element of surprise.

Trump’s latest threat to Iran revealed as a play for time
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The American (and Israeli) role in Syria exposed
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The American (and Israeli) role in Syria exposed
March 31, 2026

Former Trump counterterrorism chief reveals the truth about U.S. ties to ISIS and Al-Qaeda.

The Kiev grifter regime taps the Gulf war racket
March 31, 2026

The infernal racket has a name. Capitalism. Death, destruction, profit. Repeat. Death, destruction, profit.

The Kiev grifter regime taps the Gulf war racket
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Toward a new, necessary security architecture in the Islamic world
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Toward a new, necessary security architecture in the Islamic world
March 30, 2026

The emerging configuration does not present itself as a replica of NATO. On the contrary, it is characterized by a high degree of flexibility and the absence of formal collective defense obligations.

The Lebanese government is handing its country over to Israel and the United States
March 30, 2026

Hezbollah’s continued participation in the coalition government may be numbered, due to the offensive of reactionary forces against it, in alliance with Israel.

The Lebanese government is handing its country over to Israel and the United States
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