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Briefing: US deploys USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to Middle East

Strategic angle: The USS Tripoli and its Marine expeditionary unit are being sent to the Middle East, including personnel and F-35 fighter jets.

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Briefing: Qatar turns to desert farming to boost food security

Strategic angle: In response to geopolitical tensions, Qatar is investing in desert farming to enhance its food security.

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Briefing: US vs. Iran: Three generations of conflict

Strategic angle: Three key moments that shaped Iranian and American attitudes toward each other — and show why mistrust endures.

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Briefing: These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict

Strategic angle: The war in Iran has already cost the U.S. billions of dollars. Here's the impact by the numbers.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Iran threatens retaliation as Trump says US 'obliterated' targets on Kharg island

Strategic angle: Iran warns of potential attacks on US oil infrastructure following Trump's claims of military actions on Kharg Island.

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Briefing: Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?

Strategic angle: Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

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Briefing: Donald Trump, Globalist

Strategic angle: It should not have taken the Iran war to finish the idea that he is ‘isolationist’

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Briefing: Why Iran could become the next Iraq

Strategic angle: The first Gulf war left a weakened regime in place without a political settlement — paving the way for future conflict.

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Briefing: 'In 1979, the Iranian left played a major role in the rise of the Islamic Republic'

Strategic angle: Philosopher Stéphanie Roza and political scientist Amirpasha Tavakkoli explain how, throughout the 20th century, the political turmoil in Iran, torn between modernity and anti-modernity, ultimately led to Islamist victory.

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Briefing: More US Marines and warships to be moved to Middle East, reports say

Strategic angle: The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS.

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Briefing: Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say

Strategic angle: The FBI reported that the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue.

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Briefing: How one of Iran's most destructive weapons could threaten the U.S.

Strategic angle: An analysis of Iran's capabilities and potential risks to U.S. security.

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Briefing: Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime

Strategic angle: A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are 'ready to go home', as they face drone attacks from Tehran.

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Briefing: Explosion shakes Tehran amid state-organised rally after Israeli warning

Strategic angle: A blast rocked a major pro-Palestinian rally in Tehran on Friday after Israel warned it could target the area.

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Briefing: The war on Iran will speed the transition away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy, creating strategic challenges for the United States

Strategic angle: The conflict in Iran is set to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels to nuclear energy, posing new challenges for U.S. strategy.

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Briefing: As Iran war rages, Gulf neighbors worry about security

Strategic angle: As Israel and the United States continue to pummel Iran and Iran retaliates with rockets throughout the region, experts say a return to diplomacy is needed to end the war.

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Briefing: Iran: A 'Nepo-Ayatollah', the 'Hubris trap' & the costs of a 'very complete war'

Strategic angle: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the assassinated supreme leader, faces challenges amid political turmoil in Iran.

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Briefing: US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices

Strategic angle: US stocks are affected by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, leading to rising oil prices.

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Briefing: France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage

Strategic angle: Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut

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Briefing: Thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut urge disarming Hezbollah

Strategic angle: Residents in Beirut reported thousands of leaflets dropped over several neighborhoods, calling on Lebanese people to remove the weapons of Hezbollah.