The Shiite alliance cracks as Amal backs government against Hezbollah, displaced voices criticize, potentially reshaping Lebanon’s parliamentary elections.
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Trump campaigned as the president of peace—now he’s bombed seven countries, with only 27% public support.
South Africa is caught between Iran and a hard place, hosting naval drills with Tehran while Washington fumes.
U.S. allies have abandoned international law—condemning Russia’s violations but endorsing America’s aggression against Iran.
Trump’s first year back: Iran weakened, Gaza ceasefire in place, and shipping in the Red Sea increased.
Trump’s war on Iran is illegal aggression, launched while diplomacy was making progress, damaging U.S. credibility.
America’s strategic swamp: a quarter-century of believing stand-off strikes can solve complex political problems.
The U.S. misreads Iran because its mental map is wrong: Iran is the pivot of Southwest Asia, not a peripheral oil state.
Trump’s war on Iran, launched without congressional approval, is unconstitutional; the consequences are irreversible.
Iraq’s foreign policy is shaped by internal rivalries and militia influence, not strategy; pro-U.S. factions gain as Iran weakens.