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Iran Update Special Report, July 27, 2026

Key Takeaways Recent attacks on regional states by Iran’s proxies and partners enable Iran to maintain plausible deniability while continuing to advance its objective of coercing the United States to end the war in terms favorable to Iran, which include accepting Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia …

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Russia Is Not Leaving Syria

While it no longer enjoys primacy in Damascus, the Kremlin has proven itself able to adapt to the new reality, and Washington must play the long game in response. Today, Syria is a fundamentally different country from the one where Moscow intervened in September 2015 to preserve the rule of …

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Le long adieu au dollar

Il arrive dans l’histoire qu’un système paraisse si parfait qu’il devienne difficile d’en imaginer la fin. À l’époque où la Grande-Bretagne «dominait les mers», on pensait dans une grande partie du monde que la livre sterling n’était pas simplement une monnaie, mais le langage naturel du commerce lui-même. Depuis le …

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