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Robert Kagan: Iran Now the Dominant Power in the Middle East
In a new op-ed, Robert Kagan argues that the war started by the US and Israel has resulted in Iran becoming the dominant power in the Middle East. “As a result, Iran has, with American help, completely reconfigured the power structure of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” Kagan wrote in The Atlantic on […]
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Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage Remains 'Intact Today'
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Vance & CENTCOM push back against reports of Hormuz 'closure' by Iranians.
Iran's Ghalibaf, Araghchi en route to US Talks in Switzerland, IRIB reports. Also Witkoff-headed US delegation still expected.
Iran declares Strait 'closed' again over US failing to reign in Israeli action in Lebanon.
Rising death toll in Lebanon, after over 50 new rockets fired on Israeli positions by Hezbollah.
Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of June?
Yes 8% · No 93%View full market &...
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