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The Enduring Power of Faith in Global Politics
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (279+ words) Following the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948, the United States gradually became its most important ally. Strategic concerns'particularly during the Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union'played a role in strengthening this alliance. The role of religious…...
Iranian Envoy Blames ‘Enemies’ for Gulf Attacks, Denies Tehran’s Involvement
1+ day, 29+ min ago (317+ words) Riyadh (TDI): Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati claimed on Sunday that attacks on Gulf countries attributed to Tehran were actually the work of external actors, namely the United States and Israel. Posting on X, Enayati shared a notice…...
Israeli Airstrike on Tehran Prison Constitutes War Crime: UN Report
1+ day, 2+ min ago (326+ words) Tehran (TDI): The head of a UN fact-finding mission on Monday declared that an Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison last June constituted a war crime, warning that ongoing US-Israeli bombings could further endanger detainees and fuel domestic repression in Iran....
Hamas Holds Talks with Board of Peace as Iran War Complicates Gaza Plan
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (321+ words) Cairo (TDI): Representatives of Hamas have held talks in Cairo with envoys linked to US President Donald Trump's newly formed Board of Peace, as efforts continue to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire amid rising tensions caused by the war involving…...
Iran's Chokepoint Campaign and the New Economics of Coercion
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (307+ words) Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz since early March 2026 has effectively shut down 27 percent of the world's seaborne crude oil trade and 20 percent of its LNG flows. Brent crude has crossed $82 a barrel and is climbing. Qatar's LNG facilities…...
Hamas Calls on Iran to Stop Striking Neighboring Countries
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (171+ words) Gaza (TDI): Hamas has publicly urged Iran to stop targeting neighboring countries while reiterating Tehran's right to defend itself against Israel and the United States, in a rare statement aimed at curbing regional escalation. Since Khamenei's death, Iran has launched…...
Iranian Envoy Blasts US Aggression at Quds Day
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (475+ words) Islamabad (TDI): Reza Amiri Moghadam, the Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan,sharply criticizedthe United States and Israel while addressing a gathering in Islamabad marking the International Quds Day. Speaking at a ceremony hosted by the Iranian Embassy, Moghadam told diplomats,…...
Epic Fury: Anatomy of a Geopolitical Suicide in the Middle East
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (477+ words) Exactly two weeks ago, on the morning of February 28, "Operation Epic Fury" began. Today, it has transformed the Middle East not merely into a military battlefield but into a laboratory of chaos, where all the fault lines of the global…...
India’s Israel Policy: Caught between Strategic Partnership and Strategic Hedging
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (756+ words) Second, Modi's visit came at a time, when Israel-led humanitarian onslaught and genocide in Gaza led the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into facing immense political and diplomatic isolation; both from within Israel and the broader states and multi-lateral organizations,…...
Tactical Success or Strategic Miscalculation? The Iran Strikes and Asia's Nuclear Future
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (754+ words) When the Unites States and Israeli warplanes struck Iran's nuclear facilities, alongside other political and military targets, on February 28, the declared objective was disarmament. The unstated fear, shared quietly among arms control experts, is something else entirely: that the campaign…...