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The ongoing conflict involving Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a worldwide surge in fertilizer and fuel prices, threatening food production and security across continents. Farmers from Asia to Europe and the Americas are facing skyrocketing costs and shortages of essential…
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A wave of opinion and analysis pieces are drawing strong parallels between the current U.S. conflict with Iran and previous American wars, especially Vietnam and Iraq. Many commentators warn that the U.S. risks repeating the strategic, moral, and political failures of those past conflicts, including…
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A recently announced two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already under severe strain, with both sides accusing each other of violations. The truce is threatened by Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon, particularly against Hezbollah, and Iran's closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz,…
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A tense standoff has emerged over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil shipping route, as President Donald Trump repeatedly warns Iran against charging tolls to tankers passing through the waterway. Trump has accused Iran of doing a 'very poor job' of allowing oil to flow and has floated the idea…
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President Donald Trump has issued a series of escalating threats against Iran, warning of the destruction of the country's civilian infrastructure—including bridges and power plants—if Tehran does not comply with a new ceasefire agreement and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. These threats come as a tenuous…
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On June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses violated the Due Process and the Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The ruling made same sex marriage legal in all 50 U.S. States.
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