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Mehdi Fazaeli

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  • 3h ago

    Iran claims exclusive 30-day control of Strait of Hormuz and warns against outside intervention

    After three days of renewed skirmishes, Iran's foreign minister declared from Baghdad that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran's sole management for another 30 days and warned that unilateral actions would only prolong the crisis.

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Hormuz burns, Europe bakes

Iran and America trade strikes as heat, earthquakes and protests test governments

The day’s news had the feel of systems under load. Shipping lanes, hospitals, rescue crews and presidential calendars all strained at once, which is usually when politics stops being theatre and starts becoming triage.

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  • Pakistan-Afghanistan border conflict

    Confirmed 29 militants killed in latest Pakistani strikes along the Afghan border, marking a specific toll in the ongoing escalation.

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European Union · Updated 2h ago

Brussels vs capitals: EU integration

The ongoing discussions on Ukraine and Moldova's accession files, including debates on phased membership and veto limits, represent a continued but not fundamentally altered progression of the enlargement and institutional reform agenda.

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