Tag: International
Xinjiang: Where tradition and development dance in harmony
Xinjiang is a land that sings with every heartbeat and dances with every breeze, where melody and movement are woven into the very soul of the earth. Stretching across the vast northwest of China, it captivates the soul not just with its sweeping landscapes, but with the vibrant pulse of its music and the graceful…
Germany’s far-right AfD is poised for power
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is speeding into state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with a sizeable lead in the polls. If the party gets an outright majority, it will put the far right in charge of a state for the first time since World War II.
Israel’s war on UNRWA: Killing the witness
TEHRAN – For over seven decades, UNRWA has stood as more than a relief agency; it has been the living archive of Palestine’s dispossession.
Former US diplomat: Profit-driven foreign policy, American weapons enabled Gaza genocide
TEHRAN — Hala Rharrit spent 18 years inside the United States State Department. She gave her adult life to American diplomacy. In April 2024, she walked away. She became the first American diplomat to resign publicly over the Biden administration’s actions in Gaza.
Legal foundations for Iran’s enduring management of the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – The Strait of Hormuz, widely regarded as the world’s most important energy chokepoint, is far more than a narrow geographical passage. It is a strategic link where energy security, global trade, and national sovereignty intersect.
What has Trump gained following Netanyahu’s lead?
TEHRAN – U.S. bias toward Israel constitutes one of the constants of American foreign policy, but Trump has pushed this bias to unprecedented lengths.
Rights organizations demand Congress scrap US-Israel military integration bill
TEHRAN — 56 American civil rights and advocacy organizations have issued a blunt demand to Congress: strip a controversial provision from the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act or risk permanently entrenching Israel inside the Pentagon’s core technology apparatus.
Ben Gvir unveils seven-year blueprint to ethnically cleanse Gaza
TEHRAN — Itamar Ben Gvir has formalized the ultimate objective of the Gaza genocide. Israel’s extremist national security minister published a rigid seven-year timetable to empty the besieged territory of 1.86 million indigenous Palestinians.
Palestinian resistance repels covert Israeli kidnapping mission in Gaza City
TEHRAN — Israeli special forces slipped into the crowded Katiba district of western Gaza City before dawn on September 1. They did not leave unnoticed.
Persian Gulf equilibrium: The fracturing of US hegemony
TEHRAN — The metaphor of Tom and Jerry has long served financial journalists describing the Federal Reserve’s pressure on Wall Street. That narrative, however, is a sideshow. The real contest unfolds in the Persian Gulf, and the dynamics defy cartoon logic entirely. Iran, cast as Jerry, does not flee; it stands its ground, exhausts its…