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Gulf de-dollarization is the gradual diversification of oil-trade settlement and reserve holdings away from the US dollar. It’s not a wholesale switch…
As reports say that some within the U.S. government believe that they are facing āstrategic defeatā in the war on Iran, new…
A widening war After nearly three weeks of resumed warfare, it is safe to say not only that the cease-fire is over…
On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed what WashingtonĀ calls a āpeaceful nuclear cooperation agreement.ā The agreement has been presented…
Months in, Trumpās war on Iran has netted him none of the goals he proclaimed when he began dropping bombs. Iran still…
On Tuesday, as American aircraft struck Iran for a tenth consecutive night, Iranās interior minister Eskandar Momeni flew to Islamabad. He was carrying…
Last June 17, 2026 Trump announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) had been reached between the US and Iran and a ceasefire…
Modish Blockades: The Houthis, Trump and Expanding the War The naval blockade has become conveniently modish, particularly when it comes to narrow…
In his farewell address of January 1961, Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans against the āacquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by…
On July 10, President Donald Trump announced something that should have stopped Washington in its tracks: The United States would continue negotiations…
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