U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks. Iran responded with threats …
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Hormuz Chokehold: What Next For Iran’s Islamic Republic?
A US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is tightening pressure on Iran amid war, economic crisis and stalled talks. Is the Islamic Republic nearing collapse or adapting once again? US naval forces have launched a blockade of Iranian ports in the the Strait of Hormuz, escalating pressure on …
Read More »La diplomatie du vaincu qui parle en vainqueur
À Islamabad, vingt-et-une heures de négociations n’ont accouché d’aucun accord – mais d’une révélation. Celle d’une puissance qui continue de parler comme un vainqueur, alors même qu’elle ne parvient plus à imposer ses conditions. Derrière l’impasse diplomatique se dessine une mutation plus profonde : un monde où la guerre ne …
Read More »A ‘belt of fire’ over Beirut: How Israel’s mass strikes turned one afternoon into Lebanon’s deadliest day of war
More than 250 killed as Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut in minutes, overwhelming hospitals and marking the deadliest day in Lebanon since the invasion began The streets were full. Offices were occupied. Pupils were in schools, and students were at their universities. At nearly 2 p.m. on Wednesday, in the span …
Read More »Orban concedes ‘painful’ defeat to conservative Magyar in Hungary polls
Magyar burst onto the scene just two years ago, promising to fight corruption and offering better public services amid a period of economic stagnation. Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on Sunday conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections. With votes in almost 67 …
Read More »French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding Islamic State group in Syria
A French court on Monday fined Lafarge and sentenced its former boss to several years in prison for paying protection money to jihadists in Syria A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying …
Read More »Israel strikes Lebanon, clashes with Hezbollah ahead of Tuesday negotiations
Israel has launched new deadly strikes on Lebanon and clashed with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil ahead of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington on Tuesday Israel continued its bombardment of southern Lebanon on Sunday night and Monday morning, as emergency crews searched for missing people trapped under rubble following intense overnight strikes. …
Read More »The US blockade on Iran casts further doubt on the fragile ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in his showdown with Iran after declaring the American military has blockaded all of the country’s ports. Trump announced the move on Monday, a day after ceasefire talks with Iran in Pakistan ended without agreement. The blockade is part of an effort …
Read More »Election loss for Hungary’s Orbán has ripple effects for Trump
The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That’s because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has …
Read More »Les critiques de Trump à l’égard de l’OTAN s’intensifient : l’article 5 est-il encore en vigueur?
Le président américain Donald Trump participait à une réunion bilatérale avec le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Mark Rutte, en marge de la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial (FEM), le 21 janvier 2026 à Davos, en Suisse. Cette réunion annuelle des dirigeants politiques et économiques intervenait dans un contexte de …
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