Hezbollah and Amal are forging ahead with Lebanon’s May elections, their alliance firm and candidate lists unchanged.
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Airpower alone cannot coerce a nuclear deal or topple Iran’s regime; history shows it hardens resolve.
Trump’s State of the Union avoided housing, health care, Epstein, and Iran, offering no new policy for the midterms.
U.S. Ambassador Huckabee’s endorsement of full Israeli control over occupied territory signals a dangerous shift.
For a decade, Iran has deployed internet blackouts as a shield for mass repression, enabling unchecked lethal force.
Erdogan’s cabinet reshuffle aims to weaponize state institutions against the opposition and clear a path for his son’s succession.
A new Iran deal must structurally prevent breakout: 50-year horizon, zero enrichment, intrusive verification, and a ban on missile-nuclear integration.
Germany’s Merz, predicting Iran’s collapse and endorsing Israeli strikes, has obliterated EU credibility and strategic relevance.
Iran’s “red lines” in nuclear talks are tactical, not rigid; history shows such lines shift and erode with changing power balances.
U.S.-Israeli talks with Lebanon are stalled because Washington and Tel Aviv seek to impose normalization, not implement the ceasefire.