The ceasefire between the US and Iran holds, but its fate seems extremely fragile. The strategic coercion in the form of the twin blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, mutual brinkmanship and US compellence strategy may bring the two back to the brink. Will talks resume, or is a second round of confrontation likely? There […]
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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of Easter truce violations
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter. The Russian defence ministry said it recorded 1,971 ceasefire violations overnight into Sunday, while Ukraine’s general staff […]