Category: Pezeshkian
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Iran Faces New Realities
Kachor Valentyna/Shutterstock Tehran’s response last week to US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites was carefully calibrated. By launching a ballistic missile salvo at the US’ Al-Udeid Air Base — with advance warning and no casualties — Iran managed to send a message while avoiding provoking further US attacks. But notwithstanding the delicate Israel-Iran ceasefire…
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In the crossfire: How the Gulf states can steer dialogue between Iran and Israel
Iran’s strikes on the Al Udeid air base in Qatar on June 23 forced the Gulf states to confront a long-feared scenario: getting caught in the crossfires of an Israel-Iran conflict. While Tehran carefully calibrated the attack by targeting only American assets—and not “brotherly” Qatar— the incident sparked vivid reactions across the region. Gulf leaders…
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Trump says U.S. and Iran will talk next week as ceasefire holds: ‘The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done’
Israel and Iran seemed to honor the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace. Trump, who helped negotiate the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the 12th day of the war, told reporters at a…
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Fragile Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Holds Despite Shaky Start
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a fragile Israel-Iran cease-fire, day one of the NATO summit, and Thailand’s new border restrictions against Cambodia. Trump Seeks Calm Israel and Iran upheld a fragile, U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal on Tuesday, ending a 12-day conflict that risked pulling the wider Middle East region into all-out war.…
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Iran Retaliates Against U.S. With Strikes on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Iran retaliating against U.S. strikes, the two-day NATO leaders’ summit, and a terrorist attack in Syria. ‘The Era of Hit-and-Run Is Over’ Iran launched several short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at a major U.S. base in Qatar on Monday in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump…
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Iran launches limited retaliation to U.S. attack on nuclear sites, indicating potential opening for de-escalation
Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. U.S. officials reported no casualties. Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base attack, but said…
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The War the World Has Feared for Decades Is Here
World / June 23, 2025 The US and Israel have launched a war of aggression against Iran, based on lies. We are all now in deep, uncharted waters. A young Iranian girl holds a country flag during a protest to condemn the US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 22,…
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Conflict Watch: The Israel-Iran War (June 15-16, 2025)
For the third consecutive day, the military confrontation between Iran and Israel has intensified. Israel continues its targeted strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, military facilities and scientists, while Iran endeavors to restore strategic balance through retaliatory attacks aimed at Israeli infrastructure and military sites. Both sides appear to be engaged in a strategic effort to…
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Overtaking on the Right: The Iranian Ultra-Conservative Challenge and its Implications for Regime Unity
Since the end of 2024 there has been growing criticism from ultra-conservative and revolutionary factions in the Islamic Republic on issues of domestic and foreign policy. Most of the criticism has focused on Iran’s lack of response to the Israeli attack on October 26, 2024, Iranian failures in Syria in view of the collapse of…
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Trump Plays Down Iran-Israel Ceasefire as He Leaves G7 Early
US President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven leaders meeting in Canada early to deal with the Israel-Iran conflict, but played down the chances of a ceasefire. On Tuesday morning, he returned to Washington and criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for saying the move was possibly a sign he was working on a truce.…
