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FT: Trump is slipping into an Iran quagmire – regime change is back on the agenda

11:17 22.07.2026

FT: Trump is slipping into an Iran quagmire – regime change is back on the agenda

President Donald Trump’s foreign policy legacy is likely to be defined by Iran. Right now it’s not looking good. The war has restarted. But America does not have a plausible plan for victory, Financial Times notes. The US national security establishment is already defining down what success might mean. At …

WP: U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say

11:16 22.07.2026

WP: U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say

President Donald Trump’s current course of ever-expanding attacks on Iran appears to have led to a stalemate. Iran’s government is unlikely to feel significant impact or soften its negotiating position as a result of new rounds of U.S. military strikes like those now underway, according to a new intelligence assessment …

Russia’s Intelligence: NATO concerned over German nuclear weapons research

11:36 21.07.2026

Russia’s Intelligence: NATO concerned over German nuclear weapons research

One of NATO’s key member states has expressed concern over nuclear weapons-related research underway in Germany, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said, TASS reports. "According to information received by the SVR, relevant ministries in one of NATO’s key member states have expressed concern over active research in Germany focused on …

The Telegraph: Burnham has become a global laughing stock before even entering No 10

11:35 21.07.2026

The Telegraph: Burnham has become a global laughing stock before even entering No 10

Our soon-to-be PM’s futile foreign policy is designed to pander to Labour MPs, not uphold British interests, The Telegraph stresses. Listening to Andy Burnham’s pronouncements on foreign policy makes you wonder whether he might somehow believe in this daydream. “Let’s be honest,” said our incoming prime minister in a video …

WP: U.S. teeters on all-out war with Iran

11:34 21.07.2026

WP: U.S. teeters on all-out war with Iran

A service member was killed in action in Iraq, and another set of unidentified remains was found at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said, The Washington Post writes. The United States and Iran moved closer to all-out war over the weekend, as the …

Yemen’s Houthis to impose maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia

11:32 21.07.2026

Yemen’s Houthis to impose maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the flow of millions of barrels that the kingdom exports via the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports. The blockade is in response to what the group says is Saudi Arabia’s siege on …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui

19:25 20.07.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui. On July 20, Moscow hosted talks between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui during the third round of the Russian-Korean …

View from London: Storm clouds gather over America’s financial supremacy – Its payments firms may be the first casualties

13:13 20.07.2026

View from London: Storm clouds gather over America’s financial supremacy – Its payments firms may be the first casualties

Last month Jamieson Greer, America’s top trade official, complained that Pix, a Brazilian instant-payments system, unfairly disadvantages American firms such as Visa and Mastercard. America proposed an additional 25% tariff on Brazil in response. Yet Brazilians seem unmoved. “Pix is a Brazilian achievement and we will not give it up,” …

View from USA: The Zombification of America

13:12 20.07.2026

View from USA: The Zombification of America

The rupture of the world order is going much better than expected, The New York Times writes. At first there was rage at America’s betrayal, when President Trump called for the annexation of Canada, threatened Greenland, imposed tariffs on its friends and began his campaign to undercut NATO, which continued …

FT: Washington pushes EU to announce import rules rollback

13:11 20.07.2026

FT: Washington pushes EU to announce import rules rollback

US keeps up pressure on Brussels a year after deal to reduce Donald Trump’s tariffs, Financial Times writes. The US is pressing the EU to publicly commit to a detailed plan to roll back import rules and regulations disliked by Washington one year after striking a trade deal to reduce …

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