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Briefing: Iran war enters dangerous phase as regime shows resilience despite pressure

Strategic angle: Iran’s leadership is under pressure but the system is built to endure, warns Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava.

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Briefing: Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy

Strategic angle: Analysts warn Tehran’s ability to prolong disruption to oil and gas flows ‘has a way to go’

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Briefing: The sum of all fears for Lebanon

Strategic angle: Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive.

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Briefing: UAE set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid Iran war

Strategic angle: Move would be particularly important for Dubai, which has attracted wealthy individuals with its zero income tax rate.

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Briefing: Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership

Strategic angle: Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.

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Briefing: Japanese PM set for high-stakes meeting with Trump over Iran

Strategic angle: Sanae Takaichi prepares for toughest test yet as US urges Tokyo to send warships to Gulf

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U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat'

"Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," Kent wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump.

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Briefing: USS Ford has seen war, fire and plumbing woes as it nears a record long deployment

Strategic angle: The Ford's crew left Norfolk, Va., on June 24, initially bound for the Mediterranean. More than nine months later, the crew is now in the Red Sea for the war with Iran with no clear return date.

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Briefing: Iran using cluster munitions in retaliatory strikes on Israel

Strategic angle: Iran continues its retaliatory strikes against Israel, reportedly employing cluster munitions that cause widespread damage.

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Briefing: Top Iranian officials killed in Israeli airstrike in wartime blow to country's leadership

Strategic angle: Iran has confirmed the deaths of two senior security officials, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.

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Briefing: War in Iran: Chronically ill fight for survival

Strategic angle: As a consequence of the US-Israeli war against Iran, a new humanitarian crisis is looming. Millions of chronically ill people in Iran are at risk of losing access to medical care.

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Briefing: Is Iran's regime at a breaking point?

Strategic angle: Eighteen days into the conflict, Iran's Revolutionary Guards remain active despite major setbacks.

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Briefing: Fearing Israeli strikes, a Druze village screens for Hezbollah militants among Lebanon’s displaced

Strategic angle: In the predominantly Druze city of Aley, authorities check identity documents of displaced individuals to prevent Hezbollah infiltration.

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Briefing: Iran War Overlaps with Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict

Strategic angle: Pakistan declares open war on the Taliban amid escalating tensions in Iran.

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Briefing: Iran war: Europe's corporate winners and losers revealed

Strategic angle: As the conflict in Iran enters its third week, the market is telling a stark story — one of energy windfalls and industrial ruin, drawn along a single fault line: proximity to oil.

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Briefing: Central banks face policy trap as Iran war drives inflation shock just as growth momentum fades

Strategic angle: Central banks are caught in a dilemma as rising inflation from the Iran conflict coincides with slowing economic growth.

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Briefing: World Cup 2026: US-Iran war an ethical tipping point

Strategic angle: The US is the main host of the 2026 World Cup, but its ongoing war with Iran complicates the ethical landscape of the tournament.

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Briefing: Dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks

Strategic angle: Regional travel hubs Doha and Abu Dhabi also severely constrained by fallout from conflict

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Briefing: Ghassan Salamé urges Israel and international community to let Lebanon 'do Its job more efficiently'

Strategic angle: Amid Israel's military escalation and Hezbollah's activities, Lebanon faces a humanitarian and political crisis.

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Briefing: Who is winning the Middle East war?

Strategic angle: Iran has taken a beating but it retains the advantages of geography, time and a superior tolerance for pain.