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Hong Kong: Iran Stands Its Ground: US and Israel Have Miscalculated

Matthew McKay - . Published in Wen Wei Po

[T]he U.S. and Israel are fixated on “decapitation strikes" ... [which] is just as absurd as believing the Iranian people would cooperate with U.S.-Israeli military strikes against their own country.

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Hong Kong: Iran Stands Its Ground: US and Israel Have Miscalculated

. Published in Wen Wei Po

[T]he U.S. and Israel are fixated on “decapitation strikes" ... [which] is just as absurd as believing the Iranian people would cooperate with U.S.-Israeli military strikes against their own country.

South Korea: Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke

. Published in Segye

Is a U.S. president that hits allies with tariff increases, pressures them to spend more on defense, assaults them verbally, and now demands them to join a war, really a trustworthy partner?

Spain: Consumed by Rage

. Published in La Razón

[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop.

Argentina: The West Is Collapsing

. Published in La Nacion

[A]lliances are not only sustained by institutions, but also by a shared perception of what is worth defending and who is willing to do it.

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Even this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter.

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Germany: Donald Trump’s Defeat in the Iran War

. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

U.S. President Donald Trump has already lost his war against the mullah regime.

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Saudi Arabia: Regional Quartet Offer Trump a Final Off-Ramp

. Published in Arab News

A negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively.

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Nigeria: Middle East Crisis and African Economies

. Published in The Sun

The time has come for Africa to break free from the paradox of being rich in crude oil yet vulnerable in energy security.

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Australia: As Pakistan Positions Itself as a US–Iran Broker, It Draws on a Set of Relationships Few Countries Can Replicate

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Germany: Donald Trump’s Defeat in the Iran War

. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

U.S. President Donald Trump has already lost his war against the mullah regime.

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. Published in Hankyoreh

[T]he United States ... should avoid extreme measures such as deploying ground troops and instead propose reasonable compromises.

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The hypocrisy of global powers is glaring.

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The time has come for Africa to break free from the paradox of being rich in crude oil yet vulnerable in energy security.

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. Published in The Sun

If the total collapse of Iran was the strategic objective of this war, then Washington needs a rethink.

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. Published in Arab News

A negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively.

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Belgium: Trump: The EV’s Unlikely Top Ambassador

. Published in Gocar

The greatest weapon against Trump’s warfare and oil-driven geopolitics is the electric car.

South Korea: Iran Must Not Turn the Strait of Hormuz into a ‘Tollgate’

. Published in Hankyoreh

[T]he United States ... should avoid extreme measures such as deploying ground troops and instead propose reasonable compromises.

Japan: The Post’s Dilemma: Democracy Dies in Darkness

. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

[I]n the case of The Washington Post, the betrayal of its role as a monitor of politics has alienated readers.

Spain: Trump Is Now More Alone Than Ever: The Republican Is Told ‘No’ from NATO, as MAGA Support Begins To Waver

. Published in laSexta

[Trump] has ended up so alone that even his own MAGA followers have started to abandon him.

India: How the Iran War Is a Losing Game for America — and for All

. Published in Firstpost

Even as Washington may call and claim victory, notional or real, the global pain of the brash and so-called bold and illegal strikes will be real for years to come.

Ghana: What an Unfair World: The ‘Disunited’ United Nations Exposed by Ongoing Wars

. Published in GhanaWeb

The hypocrisy of global powers is glaring.

Saudi Arabia: Regional Quartet Offer Trump a Final Off-Ramp

. Published in Arab News

A negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively.

Canada: Colorado’s Progressives Probably Wish They Had a Notwithstanding Clause Right about Now

. Published in National Post

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. Published in Irish Times

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[I]n the case of The Washington Post, the betrayal of its role as a monitor of politics has alienated readers.

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South Korea: Iran Must Not Turn the Strait of Hormuz into a ‘Tollgate’

. Published in Hankyoreh

[T]he United States ... should avoid extreme measures such as deploying ground troops and instead propose reasonable compromises.

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Australia: Are the US and Iran about To Reach a Ceasefire Deal?

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Sending a few European warships wouldn’t rescue the U.S. from the precarious position the advice-ignoring egomaniac Trump has put it in.

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Jordan: Would the US Sacrifice Israel?

. Published in assawsana

[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel.

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