Egypt’s backchannel role in the Iran ceasefire restores its diplomatic relevance—driven by economic survival.
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Turkey bets on Iran war to become energy hub, arms exporter, and Istanbul as Dubai’s rival.
The ceasefire plan in Gaza has hit a roadblock in the shape of Hamas’s continuing refusal to disarm. The Iran-backed…
Battlefield blows against Hezbollah open a rare diplomatic window for Israeli-Lebanese peace.
700+ Palestinian women arrested. Starvation, isolation, rape threats. 90 dead in Israeli custody.
Disarming Hezbollah is unattainable. Excluding its political base guarantees the Lebanon ceasefire will fail.
DDR model for Hezbollah: phased disarmament, state monopoly on force, and Israel-Lebanon peace talks.
Dollar safe haven holds—but only because US energy and arms production insulate it from war shocks.
China’s Iran war role is norm promotion, not decisive influence; great-power framing misleads.
Not a clash of civilizations. Russia and China backed Iran. Muslim states backed the US.