A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. It was the first time the Pentagon has openly accused Iran of directly targeting ships since …
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Houthi Yemen: A Potent, Ramshackle Wild Card
The war that began on October 7 between the terrorist group Hamas and the state of Israel is many things. It is, of course, part of the Palestinian-Israeli struggle, but also a new episode in the history of Islamism and Islamist terrorist organizations. It is many other things. It is …
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In December of the preceding year, the European Union implemented a prohibition on the importation of Russian crude oil, intending to exert economic pressure on the Russian military apparatus. However, as of a year later, this embargo was deemed unsuccessful in achieving its objectives. Monitoring Russian oil transactions, the Kyiv …
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