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Khamenei's coffin went on display in Tehran today. His son and successor, wounded in the same strike that killed his father, has not been seen publicly since February 28. The nuclear talks are paused. The 60-day clock is not.
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Justice Muralidhar found genocide of Palestinian children in Geneva. Justice Bhandari voted twice at The Hague to halt Israeli operations. India's Prime Minister elevated ties with Israel to Special Strategic Partnership. The Vishwaguru's judges and the Vishwaguru's silence.
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Three ICC judges sued Trump in Manhattan. Two Indian jurists documented genocide across two courts. The US helped draft the Rome Statute. It declared the court it helped build a national emergency.
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Trump set a June deadline for Ukraine. Then launched the Iran war. Abu Dhabi talks cancelled. Deadline passed. Putin waited. He is more confident of winning than he was in January. The Iran war's legacy may not be in the Middle East.
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The American vice president cancels a flight. Israeli aircraft operate at the exact hour a ceasefire was supposed to begin. The administration issues no statement — because the memorandum does not bind the party whose conduct it most needs to constrain.
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Trump’s war had four objectives: destroy Iran’s missiles, annihilate its navy, sever its proxies, prevent a nuclear weapon. The MOU addresses none of them. Iran’s government stands. The IRGC operates. 440 kilograms of enriched uranium remain in a mountain.
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