The United States will deploy the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East to join another carrier already in the region, an official said on Friday, as US President Donald Trump seeks to pressure Iran into negotiations over its…
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Why the US and Its Allies Should Follow Israel’s Lead and Recognize Somaliland
Somaliland, a small territory on the Gulf of Aden, has long sought independence yet received little international attention. But on December 26, 2025, Israel announced its official recognition of the enclave as a sovereign state.
Israel’s…
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For the Future of Iran: I Dream of More Plurality and Less Hatred – IranWire
- For the Future of Iran: I Dream of More Plurality and Less Hatred IranWire
- Nobody knows what would follow regime change in Iran – but what happened in 1979 offers some pointers The Guardian
- A genuine mass slaughter of civilians is happening in…
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Unpredictable Politics and Chaotic Foreign Policy
The Financial Times recently published a comment from an anonymous major oil company executive vis-à-vis investment in Venezuela, “No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the…
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Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier – Largest in the World – Sent to Mideast Amid Tensions With Iran, Source Says
The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to…
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UK rules terror ban on Palestine Action unlawful
The British government’s ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday after a legal challenge by the group’s co-founder.Palestine Action was proscribed in…
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Chinese Tech Offers Blueprint For Iran’s Digital Crackdown, New Report Says
A new report by a British human rights group says Iran’s system of Internet control draws extensively on Chinese technology, enabling authorities to disconnect the country’s 93 million people from the global Internet during the height of…
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U.K. terror ban on Palestine Action protest group unlawful, court rules
Palestine Action was proscribed in July, having increasingly targeted Israel-linked defence companies – particularly Elbit Systems – in Britain with “direct action”, often blocking entrances, or spraying red paint
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These foreign correspondents covered hard to reach places. Then, they were laid off : NPR
The Washington Post laid off most of its foreign correspondents, including some of the last American and Western journalists working in authoritarian countries.
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Transfer of ISIS suspects nears end as Trump pursues Syria exit – The Washington Post
- Transfer of ISIS suspects nears end as Trump pursues Syria exit The Washington Post
- A Legal Black Hole: Does Iraq Have the Right to Detain Prisoners Transferred from Syria? Just Security
- US transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria welcomed by Iraq
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