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Trump’s Iran misfire yields a loser’s ceasefire

April 7 began with Donald Trump issuing genocidal threats against Iran on social media and ended—just ten hours later—with the announcement of a 14-day ceasefire, on Iran’s terms. Even by the volatile standards of Trump’s presidency, the whiplash is extraordinary. What, then,

The winner of Trump’s Iran war? Iran

US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, April 7, the 39th day of the Israeli-US war on Iran. He depended on Pakistani mediators and a 10-point peace plan put forward by Iran itself. And so, Iran won the 2026 war. It did not win as in, scoring a

What exactly has Trump won in the Iran war?

In Washington, every war eventually produces its “Mission Accomplished” moment — that triumphant declaration, banner unfurled or truth-social post composed, that allows policymakers to declare victory and head for the exits before reality reasserts itself. The two-week

US has left Malaccan states no choice but to charge tolls

For decades, the rules-based international order provided an often-functional “guarantee” that the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints would remain open, navigable and shielded from the friction of great power competition. That era is now over. In the span of a single

Fujitsu at the core of Japan’s AI independence drive

Japanese computing and telecom company Fujitsu is aiming to develop an AI inference device that combines its own neural processing units (NPUs) with central processing units (CPUs), a high-stakes bid to forge greater technological independence and national economic security.