(By Khalid Masood) I. The Speech That Revealed the Crack On the evening of June 21, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) Policy Summit and delivered a statement that sounded like a declaration of independence. “In the United States, they say that President Trump does everything…
(By Khalid Masood) On June 14, 2026 — coincidentally Donald Trump’s 80th birthday — the United States and Iran digitally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that could, if implemented, end nearly five decades of confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The agreement, scheduled for formal signing in Geneva on June 20, 2026, represents the most…
(By Khalid Masood) 1. Introduction: The Geopolitical Flashpoint On February 27, 2026, President Donald Trump — traveling on Air Force One to Texas — authorized Operation Epic Fury, a joint US-Israeli military offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The next morning, February 28, American missiles, drones, and Israeli F-35I Adir fighters struck simultaneously across…
(By Khalid Masood) A Comprehensive Analysis of the Diplomatic Breakthrough, the Strait of Hormuz Reopening, and Pakistan’s Emergence as a Critical Mediator On 15 June 2026, after nearly four months of devastating conflict that reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, the United States and Iran announced a preliminary peace agreement that promises to…
