Where Is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran’s Crisis of Invisible Rule
Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? The answer, according to recent reporting, is not merely a location but a political diagnosis. Reuters reported that Iran’s new...
Will AI Be Able to Replace Air Traffic Controllers?
Artificial intelligence will change air traffic control, but it should not replace air traffic controllers. Aviation safety depends on data, prediction, judgment and accountability....
Is the Russian Economy Strong or Just Under Pressure?
Russia’s economy is not collapsing, but it is also not as strong as the Kremlin wants the world to believe. The government’s argument has...
Epstein Files Audit and the Fight for Real Transparency
The Justice Department watchdog’s review of the Epstein files should not be treated as routine bureaucracy. It is a direct test of whether the...
Russia Is Not Dumping Gold
Russia has now sold physical gold from central bank linked reserves for the first time in about a quarter century, and the headline number...
CSTO Is Right to Worry
The CSTO discussions in Dushanbe and the April 8 Afghanistan working group should not be dismissed as routine security theater. The organization is reacting...
Suez vs Hormuz: One Canal, One Strait, Two Different Laws
The comparison sounds tempting, but it collapses the moment law meets geography. The Strait of Hormuz is a natural waterway linking the Gulf to...
Afghanistan’s Response and the Price of Empty Words
Afghanistan does not need a softer public relations line. It needs proof that it can act like a responsible state. That means controlling armed...
When a General’s Phone Becomes a Battlefield
Reports first carried by Kan and then echoed by The Times of Israel, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu describe a stunning claim: Iran-linked hackers...
Iran’s New Strait of Hormuz Protocol
Iran’s new protocol for the Strait of Hormuz is not a normal maritime regulation. It is a wartime instrument being repackaged as a postwar...