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Government
Ex-US Counterterrorism Official Alleges Cover-Up in Charlie Kirk Assassination Case
DID Press: Joe Kent, the recently resigned director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), revealed startling details regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kent said he last saw Kirk in June at the West Wing of the White House.…
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Iran
Iran Forces 160,000-Ton Tanker to Divert in Strait of Hormuz, Showcases Military Control
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it demonstrated operational authority in the Strait of Hormuz during the “True Promiss 4” exercise. A 160,000-ton oil tanker flying a Barbados flag reportedly ignored designated restrictions and entered a sensitive…
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Iran
Chatham House Scholar Warns US Cannot Win War Against Iran
DID Press: Professor John Mearsheimer bluntly stated that the US would not succeed in a military conflict with Iran. “We are sending the message that we are a bunch of fools,” he said, criticizing U.S. readiness for a war it…
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Economy
Pentagon Seeks $200B Boost for Military Operations Against Iran
DID Press: Washington Post reported that the US Department of Defense is seeking more than $200 billion in additional funding to sustain military operations against Iran. According to the report, the Pentagon has asked the White House to approve the…
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Economy
Trump Denies Prior Knowledge of South Pars Strike
DID Press: Donald Trump said Washington had no prior knowledge of a reported Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field, while warning Tehran against further attacks in the region. Trump said Israel carried out the strike “out of anger”…
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Analysis
Khamenei’s Blood and the Revival of Political Islam
1DID Press: Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei can undoubtedly be regarded—after Ayatollah Sayed Ruhollah Khomeini, and in some respects even more than him—as the most significant architect of the discourse of political Islam in contemporary Iran. Years before the 1979 revolution,…
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Government
Iran Launches Drone Strikes on Israeli Security Facilities
DID Press: Islamic Republic of Iran Army said it carried out drone strikes early today targeting security and special police facilities of Israel in response to recent attacks against Iran. According to statement No. 29 issued by the army’s public…
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Afghanistan
Robert Kaplan Warns US Risk of “Medium Wars” with Iran, Echoing Historical Traps
DID Press: Renowned geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan has warned that escalating tensions between the United States and Iran could trap Washington in a “medium war,” similar to historical conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Drawing on the concept first outlined…
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Government
Iran Claims Strategic Upper Hand After Overnight Strikes on US Bases, Israeli Targets
DID Press: Rising tensions across West Asia overnight have, according to Iranian accounts, highlighted a shift in the regional balance of power in favor of Iran. Tehran asserted that it not only seized the operational initiative but also demonstrated that…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Spokesman: Iran Capable of Withstanding Crisis, Unlikely to Be Defeated
DID Press: Senior Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Iran has the capacity to overcome crises and would not be defeated in a potential conflict with the United States and Israel. In a televised interview with TOLOnews, Mujahid addressed the possibility…
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