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Iran’s SCO inclusion will bring limited security gains

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IRAN

SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…

NATO will rebuild deterrence to meet Russian threats

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RUSSIA/NATO

NATO's evolving response to growing Russian military power.

Iran-Israel confrontation path will depend on US talks

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IRAN/ISRAEL

The next day, one of the largest ships in Iran’s navy, the IRIS Kharg, caught fire and sank, and several storage tanks blazed for hours at a state-owned oil refinery in Tehran…

Iran will avoid direct conflict but has other options

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IRAN

Washington has increased pressure on Tehran on a near-daily basis since it designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on April 8. The United States has imposed new sanctions…

North Korea may goad South Korea into limited conflict

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

Pyongyang claims to have tested a new nuclear-capable underwater drone -- Seoul is sceptical -- and North Korea’s foreign minister has visited Moscow. South Korean President Yoon…

Slovak-Hungarian entente will not affect Western unity

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SLOVAKIA

The programme includes halting official military aid to Ukraine, as incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico promised during the election campaign. Recent elections in Central Europe…

Tehran will weigh options to contain plane protests

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IRAN

The authorities’ belated admission of the error, on January 11, sparked new waves of student-led protests across several cities, with outspoken slogans targeting the supreme…

Washington may eventually compromise with Pyongyang

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NORTH KOREA

North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

Washington has limited options for Ukraine

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UNITED STATES

Washington continues to warn that a Russian attack on Ukraine is imminent while arguing that it has offered Moscow a "serious diplomatic path" out of the crisis. Private messages…

Ukraine war will hasten Japan's defence reform

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JAPAN

Japan has followed the lead of the G7 countries in providing aid to Ukraine and imposing financial and trade sanctions on Russia. Japan's government and private sector are…