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End of an Era in Tehran: How Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Three-Decade Grip on Iran Finally Unraveled

End of an Era in Tehran: How Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Three-Decade Grip on Iran Finally Unraveled
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening phase of large-scale U.S. and Israeli airstrikes marks the abrupt end of one of the longest and most tightly controlled leadership eras in modern...

Succession Under Fire: How Iran Engineered Continuity for a Moment of Maximum Shock

Succession Under Fire: How Iran Engineered Continuity for a Moment of Maximum Shock
When the first wave of strikes hit Tehran and reports emerged that the Supreme Leader’s residence had been targeted, the shock reverberated far beyond Iran’s borders. Satellite imagery showed damage....

White House Lifts Global Import Levy to 15% as Legal Setback Reshapes U.S. Trade Strategy

White House Lifts Global Import Levy to 15% as Legal Setback Reshapes U.S. Trade Strategy
President Donald Trump moved swiftly to raise the United States’ universal import tariff from 10% to 15%, the maximum level permitted under a rarely used statute, following a Supreme Court decision...

Sanctions Relief and Enrichment Rights Anchor Tehran’s Conditional Offer in Renewed Nuclear Diplomacy

Sanctions Relief and Enrichment Rights Anchor Tehran’s Conditional Offer in Renewed Nuclear Diplomacy
Iran has signaled it is prepared to make calibrated concessions on its nuclear programme if the United States meets a defined set of demands, including meaningful sanctions relief and formal...

Executive Fury and Strategic Reset: Trump Escalates Trade Offensive After Supreme Court Rebuke

Executive Fury and Strategic Reset: Trump Escalates Trade Offensive After Supreme Court Rebuke
President Donald Trump’s immediate and forceful reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision invalidating his sweeping global tariffs marked more than a moment of personal frustration. It signaled a...

People

Fiscal Signals and Social Engineering Shape China’s New Push to Reverse Demographic Decline

Fiscal Signals and Social Engineering Shape China’s New Push to Reverse Demographic Decline
China entered 2026 with a subtle but symbolically charged shift in its demographic policy toolkit: the removal of a long-standing tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices. By applying the...

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency
A smiling portrait of Ronald Reagan, framed in gold, hangs behind the Resolute Desk — a silent observer of Donald Trump’s presidency. For Trump, the image is both inspiration and burden. While Reagan...

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant
South Korean workers caught in the sweeping U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia have described in vivid detail the fear, humiliation, and uncertainty they endured. Their...

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute
The legal and political battle over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is moving into a Washington courtroom, where a federal judge is preparing to hear...

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance
The alliance between former President Donald Trump and tech magnate Elon Musk—once hailed as an unlikely marriage of populist politics and Silicon Valley ambition—crumbled in a matter of days this...