FACTRAGE – The expanded BRICS group of nations is increasingly presented as a unified force challenging the existing global order, yet a closer look at its internal policies and economic data reveals significant fractures and competing national interests that may define its future more than its collective ambition.
FACTRAGE – A confluence of persistent health rumors, advanced age, and a dramatically altered political landscape has intensified global scrutiny on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the opaque process of choosing his eventual successor.
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a major policy address on Saturday, outlining a more stringent set of conditions for any future nuclear negotiations and signaling a potential hardening of Tehran’s diplomatic posture.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has once again reported that Iran is increasing its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, escalating international concerns over the nature and trajectory of its nuclear program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a U.S. military strike in Iran, the White House released a formal notification to Congress that uses legal justifications and phrasing nearly identical to those employed by the Biden administration for military actions in 2024, revealing a consistent, bipartisan framework for asserting presidential war-making authority.
WASHINGTON, DC – For decades, the narrow Strait of Hormuz has served as one of the world’s most critical and contested geopolitical chokepoints, where the flow of global energy and the strategic interests of international powers are in a constant, high-stakes standoff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent U.S. military strike on Iran has ignited a familiar but fierce constitutional debate between the White House and Capitol Hill, pushing the half-century-old War Powers Act back into the national spotlight.
WASHINGTON, DC – Recent discussion surrounding Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility has brought highly specialized military technology, specifically the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) and the B-2 Spirit bomber, into the public spotlight.
NATIONWIDE – As tensions escalate following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are on high alert for potential retaliatory attacks on American soil, with a particular focus on the long-feared threat of Iranian “sleeper cells.”
