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If Israel possesses a nuclear arsenal, while Iran is denied that possibility, what do the international norms on accepting, producing or acquiring nuclear weapons have to say about such double standards?
Studying the economics of war reveals how some democracies start wars and commit human rights abuses while corporations profit.
Conducting military strikes against a nation that is engaged in negotiations to reduce its nuclear capacity has set a dangerous precedent.
There are 4 reasons why the US may be reluctant to risk such a massive operation.
Trumpism isn’t dead, as the roaring MAGA-merched crowds at CPAC make clear. But Trump is struggling through a political winter that could signal the early stages of his MAGA movement’s decline.
Over neatly five decades, Tehran has threatened to close the waterway whenever faced with an international crisis.
Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using scripture to back their positions.
Iran has used its ability to close the waterway many times over the past 40 years.
It’s famously the asset investors flock to in a financial storm. But over the past few months, the gold price has been on a roller coaster ride – and now plummeted.
Modern economies are better prepared for an energy shock than in the 1970s, but there are still big risks ahead.
Donald Trump’s revival of a ‘roadmap’ to peace dismissed by Iran in 2025 suggests he is looking for a way out of an increasingly unwinnable war.
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
Never before has a World Cup host been at war with a country participating in the tournament. So, what happens next for Iran’s men’s national team?
News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat does the development represent?
Israel’s nuclear program has long been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about it.
Golders Green started to develop as a place of Jewish settlement from the first world war onwards.
The US and Israel have taken a huge risk by attacking Iran. This war will make the world a more dangerous place.
Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is pronounced may be a political choice.
The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
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