Ceasefire hangs by thread as Hormuz closure and seized freighter test Trump’s Iran strategy ahead of critical talks.

Turkey as the “new Iran”: a legitimate state competitor with hypersonic missiles and regional blocs.

Pope Leo confronts Trump’s holy-war rhetoric; the president retaliates with memes and funding cuts.

US military leverage against Iran is fading. Trump’s dwindling options demand patient allied diplomacy.

Pope Leo calls Trump a warmongering fool as Vatican-US rift deepens over Iran.

Sixty-five years after Bay of Pigs, Trump’s Cuba threats risk the same strategic disaster.

Ukraine’s drone warfare expertise becomes diplomatic currency with Gulf states and NATO allies.

Europe needs US on Ukraine; US needs Europe on Iran. A grand bargain is possible.

US blockade logic backfires: trust erodes, China gains, and global order fragments.

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