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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 17, 2025

Russia and China abstained. The vote provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

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U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 17, 2025November 18, 2025

Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks
ByPjotr Sauer October 15, 2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in Syria The Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting since the fal…

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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy
ByCarlotta Gall and Nicole Tung October 15, 2025

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

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Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East
ByPjotr Sauer October 15, 2025

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standingWhen Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discus…

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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 27, 2025September 28, 2025

Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.

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Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program
ByPranav Baskar September 26, 2025September 27, 2025

The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran.

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