Carney confirms: When Washington whistles, Ottawa salutes
The Canadian prime minister was quick to jump on the Iran war bandwagon, seemingly forgetting his own speech at Davos.
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The end of Iran’s strategic patience
Years of US and Israeli pressure pushed Tehran from calibrated restraint to open regional confrontation.
Hezbollah’s risky return to the battlefield
The US-Israel attack on Iran and mounting pressure inside Lebanon have pushed the group into a strategic gamble.
Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order
Israel suggests those seeking to enforce international law on Gaza will meet the fate of a destroyed Iranian warship.
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How Iran fights an imposed war
Regime’s strategy is not battlefield victory but raising the regional and global costs of any attempt to overthrow it.
The dark side of Holi
India’s festival of colour has become a day when women brace for harassment.
The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel
Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.
How Russia could benefit from the US-Israeli war on Iran
A protracted conflict in the Middle East could help Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
US and Israeli interests may soon diverge on Iran
Trump and Netanyahu are in this war for very different reasons. And that will soon show.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why
Assassinations provide a short-term political boost but lead to long-term disaster.
Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Proponents of foreign intervention in Iran are unlikely to get the sudden rupture and regime change they hope for.
