Vladimir Putin doubles down on war and domestic controls: ramping up hypersonic missile threats, reshaping Russia’s science and tech landscape, and playing power broker in a region teetering on the edge of wider conflict.
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In a day of frenzied diplomacy, Donald Trump positioned himself as chief architect of a sudden ceasefire between Iran and Israel, while questions swirl about the durability—and the showmanship—of this latest Middle East reprieve.
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Benjamin Netanyahu announces “victory” and a ceasefire in Israel’s conflict with Iran, hailing US intervention and warning that the campaign against Tehran is far from over.
As ceasefire claims ripple across Tehran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei faces an existential test: regime survival, fracturing loyalty, and the shadow of succession—while opponents and allies alike ask, is the strongman’s sunset finally here?
Donald Trump delivered bombast, bluster, and a barrage of claims—some verifiable, others lost in the fog of war—as the world waited for proof of peace, or the next act of chaos, in the spiraling US–Iran–Israel conflict.
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Donald Trump is dangling the world on a two-week timeline—teasing “decisive action” against Iran’s nuclear program while brandishing bunker busters and flexing his love of brinkmanship.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is in full wartime mode, proclaiming “tremendous victory” over Iran while simultaneously justifying intensifying Israeli attacks, including those hitting civilian hospitals. Netanyahu’s blend of victimhood and vengeance has never felt more globally consequential, nor more cynically choreographed. After an Iranian missile strike hit an Israeli hospital, the Israeli response has been a rapid,
As of 17 June 2025, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is rejecting Donald Trump’s calls for “unconditional surrender,” threatening “irreparable consequences” if the US intervenes in the spiraling Israel-Iran conflict.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is openly framing Israel’s war with Iran as a historic, no-limits campaign—refusing to rule out assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader, boasting of “reshaping” the region, and pitching his hardline strategy as the world’s new normal.
As of 17 June 2025, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei faces his regime’s most existential crisis yet—bombarded by Israeli strikes, haunted by assassinations, and cornered into hiding, all while his inner circle crumbles and the world watches for the next power move.
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