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Is Trump losing control of the Iran war?

Ian Bremmer explains how the escalating war with Iran and shifting objectives are threatening America’s alliances and its domestic stability.

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Houthi solders gather in front of a digital billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 11, 2025.

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Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

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Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026.​

Tehran tests Washington’s naval blockade, Spain’s leader visits China again, Ukrainian robots take back land

Hard number: School shooting in Turkey

Hard number: School shooting in Turkey

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

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The US economy has avoided the brunt of the Iran war...for now

The US economy has avoided the brunt of the Iran war...for now

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

Hard Number: Canada’s Carney finally set for majority

Hard Number: Canada’s Carney finally set for majority

Tisza leader ​Peter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026, after Hungarians vote in a general election.

Hungary’s Orbán ousted from power, Pope heads to Africa amid Trump spat, Iran war looms over DC bank meetings

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Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath

Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.

Hungary’s Orbán faces judgment day, Peru to hold another presidential election, Cuba’s leader isn’t quitting

​The amount of time European airports have before facing jet fuel shortages if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened.

Hard number: No spring breaks in Europe?

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - April 10, 2026

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

​A photo of a syringe filled with images from the drug supply chain.

How China is supplying America’s “biohacking” craze

​A woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her ballot at a polling station during the Assam Legislative Assembly election in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on April 9, 2026.

Elections in India, US oil exports are booming from Hormuz shutdown, Meloni shifts the focus to geopolitics

The revenue generated by Russia’s main oil tax in April amid the Iran war, per Reuters calculations. The amount is double last month’s revenue, and up by 10% from this time last year.

Hard number: Russia’s oil windfall

​Viktor Orban and Peter Magyar

Viktor Orban will probably lose. What then?

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Why are car buyers pumping the breaks?

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

What’s Good Wednesday April 8th, 2026

The number of new banknotes Cuba issued this month to deal with rampant inflation. The 2,000 and 5,000 Cuban peso notes are roughly worth $4 and $10, respectively.

Hard number: Cuba gets bigger bills for bigger problems

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte react as they meet at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2026.

NATO goes to the White House, Anthropic’s new model, Cameroon soldiers fighting in Russia

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Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump

Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump

​The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026 in Washington DC.

Trump’s new ultimatum for Iran

​Russia’s two main oil export locations that have come under attack account for more than 40% the country’s seaborne crude export capacity.

Hard number: Ukraine rips into Russia’s oil windfall

​Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam receives a bouquet from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man after taking his oath as Vietnam's President in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026.

Vietnam’s leader consolidates power, Hamas’ disarmament deadline, Taiwan’s opposition leader visits China

Brad Smith sitting with Ryan Roslansky and talking with a tools and weapons with Brad Smith logo in the background

Tools and Weapons: In Conversation with Ryan Roslansky

Who’s negotiating with Iran to keep trade moving?

Who’s negotiating with Iran to keep trade moving?

​Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, on April 5, 2026.

Syria rolls out the red carpet for Ukraine, Migrants missing in Mediterranean, New international security force to Haiti

​The record number of miles humans have traveled in space.

Hard number: Lunar sphere of influence

Top defense budgets globally compared the US​

US defense spending vs. the world

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

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Caracas, Venezuela ? In the photos, Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez (center) met with US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (center, left) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 4, 2026. Rodríguez discussed a bilateral agenda in sectors such as energy and reiterated that her government is "ready" to cooperate with the United States.

US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan leader, Gulf countries caught in Iran's crossfire, Moscow fuels Madagascar’s military government

​The share of college students in the United States who said they’ve considered changing their majors because of AI.

Hard number: AI has college students second-guessing

Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day

Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day

Casino depicting things commonly bet on by political betters.​

The case against political prediction markets

Digital code on blockchain

Crypto goes steady

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Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.

Trump to address the nation about Iran, NASA shoots for the moon, India begins counting a billion-plus people

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China and Pakistan push five-point peace plan for Middle East

China and Pakistan push five-point peace plan for Middle East

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Empowering nonprofits to meet tomorrow’s challenges

​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum look on, on the day he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz could remain closed, Hegseth’s broker accused of insider trading, Wikipedia bans AI-written articles

The number of Asian countries that have lined up to participate in the first edition of Eurovision, the world’s longest-running international music competition, on the continent.

Hard number: Eurovision expands to Asia

People wait in a long queue to buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders for domestic use outside a gas agency amid the reported nationwide shortage of LPG, in Kolkata on Monday.

Could the war in Iran reshape the future of energy?

The strategy gap in the Iran war

The strategy gap in the Iran war

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Who’s protesting in 2026?

The amount of time police said it took four masked men to steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from a museum near Parma, Italy, earlier this month.

Hard number: Masterpieces, masterfully heisted

US President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, USA, on March 29, 2026.

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​Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the India-Russia Business Forum in New Delhi, India, December 5, 2025.

India and Russia rekindle ties, US-China competition in DRC heats up, Another middle power trade deal in the making

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Zimbabwe says over a dozen citizens killed fighting for Russia

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Preparing the workforce for AI

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​Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

How AI is being used in the Iran war

Jury finds social media giants negligent in landmark trial

Jury finds social media giants negligent in landmark trial

Israeli emergency services, security officials and residents gather at the missile impact site, after Iranian missile barrages were launched at Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in the Arab city of Kafr Qassem in Israel, March 26, 2026. Picture taken using a mobile phone. ​

Pakistan potentially moderating Iran peace talks, Energy protests in the Philippines, the US gender pay widens

Expanding AI access worldwide

Expanding AI access worldwide

Putin & Xi sit with gratitude in new podcast

Putin & Xi sit with gratitude in new podcast

​A foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil damaged after catching fire in Iraq's territorial waters, following unidentified attacks that targeted two foreign tankers, according to Iraqi port officials, near Basra, Iraq, March 12, 2026.

Trump's Iran climbdown wasn't an offramp

How can we fix the AI divide?

How can we fix the AI divide?

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Women are reshaping the US economy

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