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Egypt’s backchannel role in the Iran ceasefire restores its diplomatic relevance—driven by economic survival.
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.