Death by a thousand cuts: where is the west's Ukraine strategy?

The pounding, daily western narratives on 'Ukrainian wins' and 'Russian losses' underpins the lack of an actual, cohesive Grand Strategy against Moscow.

EU’s top negotiator to Iran detained in Germany

Enrique Mora says German authorities provided no explanation for his detention

EU seeks to end current hiatus on Iran sanctions removal talks

The talks were on hold indefinitely in March after the US seized several Iranian oil ships

Iranian delegation leaves Vienna as talks on sanctions removal stall

Tehran has also shot down claims by EU representative Josep Borrell that a deal was 'ready and on the table'

A Russian wrench in Vienna halts US dash for the finish line

In an eleventh-hour shot across Vienna's bow, the Russians challenged the US 'weaponization of the dollar' with the 'weaponization of the atom.'