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By Wesam Bahrani
Israel's Rafah closure is a death sentence for Gaza's patients
TEHRAN – Israel's continued closure of the Rafah crossing amounts to a death sentence for thousands of Palestinian patients and wounded trapped in the Gaza Strip.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s paradox: An unfinished state and a necessary resistance
BEIRUT — The central challenge facing Lebanon today is often misrepresented as a confrontation between the “state” and the “Resistance.” In reality, it is a struggle between a state that has yet to be fully realized and a defensive necessity imposed by persistent danger.
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By staff writer
A truce in words only: Israel keeps bombing Gaza
TEHRAN – Israel’s killing of two Palestinians in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood on Tuesday reflects a familiar pattern. Israel is once again violating the October truce it claims to uphold. On paper, the ceasefire exists. On the ground, Israeli gunfire, airstrikes, and shelling continue.
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Hamas official rejects foreign diktats on Palestinian arms
A senior Hamas political bureau member sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of obstructing the transition to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The remarks came after Netanyahu reiterated that Israel would not permit Gaza’s reconstruction unless armed groups in the Strip disarm, and insisted that Israeli security control would continue in both Gaza and the West Bank.
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By Wesam Bahrani
Israel's Rafah closure is a death sentence for Gaza's patients
TEHRAN – Israel's continued closure of the Rafah crossing amounts to a death sentence for thousands of Palestinian patients and wounded trapped in the Gaza Strip.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s paradox: An unfinished state and a necessary resistance
BEIRUT — The central challenge facing Lebanon today is often misrepresented as a confrontation between the “state” and the “Resistance.” In reality, it is a struggle between a state that has yet to be fully realized and a defensive necessity imposed by persistent danger.
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Trump’s ultimatum to Iraq: A blatant assault on sovereignty and the democratic order
TEHRAN — The recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s potential return to power represent a direct challenge to Iraq’s sovereignty and a troubling disregard for international norms.
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Kaja Kallas: Europe no longer Washington's center of gravity
In the aftermath of the Greenland crisis, the EU's top diplomat has urged European nations to stop outsourcing their security and defense, Euro News reported.
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Trump accuses Ilhan Omar of staging syringe attack
President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar after learning she was attacked with a syringe during a town hall, accusing the Minnesota congresswoman of staging the incident.
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Trump shakes up immigration crackdown leadership
The administration of President Donald Trump is shaking up the leadership of its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis by pulling its director of on-the-ground enforcement, according to two U.S. officials, as federal agents face growing criticism for their heavy-handed tactics in the city, New York Times reported.
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By staff writer
A truce in words only: Israel keeps bombing Gaza
TEHRAN – Israel’s killing of two Palestinians in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood on Tuesday reflects a familiar pattern. Israel is once again violating the October truce it claims to uphold. On paper, the ceasefire exists. On the ground, Israeli gunfire, airstrikes, and shelling continue.
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By Bobby Ciputra
Indonesia tests the limits of a decades-long doctrine by joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s decision to sign US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) charter in Davos marks a defining moment for President Prabowo Subianto’s foreign policy, revealing a strategic shift from traditional multilateralism toward calculated maneuvering within an emerging parallel global order.
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By Wesam Bahrani
U.S. interference in Iraqi politics
TEHRAN – Iraq stands at a critical point as parliament prepares to elect a new president and form the next government.
