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The Lebanese government will reportedly attempt to persuade rather than coerce Hezbollah to disarm. Hezbollah is unlikely to disarm on its own accord and has historically evaded previous disarmament efforts. US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack said that the Lebanese government will focus on persuasion to encourage Hezbollah disarmament after his …

Launched at the 2023 Group of Twenty (G20) summit in New Delhi, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) features three pillars that integrate existing and future infrastructure: a transportation pillar—the corridor’s backbone—integrating rail and maritime networks, an energy pillar with interconnected energy and electricity infrastructure across continents, and a digital …

On August 18, Hamas accepted a new cease-fire proposal for the war in Gaza. The deal, which had just been presented by Egypt and Qatar and closely echoed earlier proposals shaped by the United States that Israel had backed without approving, called for the release of ten of the remaining …

The Trump administration’s week of Russian-Ukrainian diplomacy yielded mixed results. At his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump treated an imperial dictator and indicted war criminal like a revered dignitary. His main goal for the summit—a cease-fire—was rejected outright by Putin, and his most modest …

The 12-day war in June, which saw the United States join Israel in bombing Iran, was the culmination of four decades of mistrust, antipathy, and confrontation. Since its inception in 1979, the Islamic Republic has not wavered in its anti-Americanism, and the United States has unfailingly responded by exerting greater …

Egoistic Leaders against Peace and Humanity Authoritarian leaders propel insanity and dystopian supremacy using democracy to shield their crimes against humanity. A hybrid culture, part human and part vulture. The Arab-Muslim world lives in fantasy as puppets as paper boys claiming to be negotiating peace but cannot mold nor mourn …

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On the streets of Tehran, the oppressive heat continues, with a drought and water crisis putting the city of 10 million under pressure. The 12-day war between Israel and Iran may have ended in June, but nerves are frayed. Some Iranians have fled abroad, while others have returned from their …

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) was conspicuously absent during the unprecedented 12-day June war with Israel. Its fighter jets are so antiquated that, with a few exceptions, the Israeli Air Force largely left them alone. With another round of hostilities seemingly inevitable, and having waited in vain …

For the first time in half a century, Damascus and its surrounding countryside are experiencing an unprecedented water shortage that has forced authorities to implement the most severe water rationing program since the 1950s, according to local experts. Residents now receive water just once every three days instead of every …