Baghdad / Tel Aviv / Washington – In the annals of modern intelligence operations, few revelations carry the geopolitical weight of what is now emerging from the Iraqi desert: a covert Israeli military installation operational, strategically positioned, and functioning for an undisclosed period entirely beneath the awareness of the Iraqi government has been identified deep…
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Moscow / Tehran / Washington – In a diplomatic move that is simultaneously bold, self-serving, and genuinely significant, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Russia take custody of Iran’s uranium as a confidence-building measure designed to alleviate dangerously escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. The proposal framed publicly in the language of responsible great-power…
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He has not been photographed. He has not spoken publicly. He communicates only through sealed handwritten messages carried by human couriers to an undisclosed location where he is recovering from severe burns, a fractured leg, and injuries that have, at times, limited his ability to speak. Yet according to a new US intelligence assessment, Iran’s…
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Tehran is in no hurry. Even as Washington watches the clock and Donald Trump hints that bombing could resume if a deal is not struck before his China trip Iran’s government is making clear that American deadlines mean nothing to the Islamic Republic, and that it will respond to the US peace proposal entirely on…
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Tehran / Washington — In a disclosure that has sent shockwaves through diplomatic and intelligence circles worldwide, Iranian officials have confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei the reclusive, powerful son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the figure most widely considered his likely successor was physically affected by a U.S. strike, claiming he was knocked from a…
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Every time Washington picks up the phone to Beijing these days, China plays the same opening note. Before trade, before Iran, before energy markets or nuclear deals there is Taiwan. And as President Donald Trump prepares to land in Beijing on May 14, China is making sure that message has been heard at full volume.…
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Israel has struck Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire was declared with Hezbollah last month killing the commander of the militant group’s most elite fighting unit and triggering an immediate exchange of fire across Lebanon’s southern border, even as fragile US-Iran peace talks hang in the balance. In the early hours of May…
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Moscow / Kyiv – Deep inside the Kremlin’s security apparatus, something has shifted. According to multiple intelligence sources and investigative reports surfacing across European and Ukrainian media, President Vladimir Putin has significantly expanded his personal protection detail, restructured his daily movement patterns, and imposed sweeping new compartmentalization protocols on his inner circle all driven by…
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Residents across the United Arab Emirates woke to a message that no Gulf city has ever normalised: an red alert on their phones ordering them to seek shelter immediately. Iran had fired again and this time, the ceasefire was not enough to hold it back. On May 4, 2026, the UAE government issued a series…
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Washington / Tehran – In a statement that immediately ricocheted across global newsrooms and military briefing rooms alike, President Donald Trump described the latest U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked targets as a “love tap” a characterisation that is equal parts strategic signalling, political theatre, and a window into how Washington is managing escalation in what…