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Weakened by Israel, Hezbollah turns to spin games to hold support

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza, fears of renewed fighting to Israel’s north sparked after it came under anonymous rocket fire from south Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militants in Lebanon, denied involvement and has neither restarted its attacks on Israel nor is it threatening …

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Trump can’t afford to simply revive Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Last Saturday’s mostly indirect negotiations between US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi marked an abrupt turnaround for US President Donald Trump. In 2018, during his first term, Trump ended US participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated by his predecessor, President Barack …

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Gorbatchev et la destruction de la civilisation soviétique

Le dernier espoir de l’URSS Le 10 mars 1985, le secrétaire général Konstantin Tchernenko décède après treize mois au pouvoir. Homme de principes et d’honnêteté, Konstantin Oustinovitch a suggéré à Brejnev, à la fin des années 70, d’écouter les opinions de Kossyguine et de Chelepine et de commencer à corriger …

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