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#3382: Ireland's Sanctions Loophole: Steel, Alumina, and Iran Parts
Irish iron and steel exports to Russia surged 340% since the invasion. How loopholes keep trade flowing.
#3380: The 24-Hour Crisis That Wasn't
A ballistic missile exchange, a pre-announced phone call, and a leak that looks more like coordination than chaos.
#3352: How to Seize Weapons-Grade Uranium from Iran
What 90% enriched uranium actually looks like, how Iran stores it, and whether a raid could work.
#3349: Inside Iran and Israel's Nuclear Security Perimeters
How Iran and Israel surveil, track, and intercept intruders near their most sensitive nuclear sites.
#3348: Inside Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Facility
A deeper, more fortified nuclear site than Fordow — and inspectors can't get inside.
#3347: Iran’s 60% Uranium: Where Is It Really?
Where is Iran hiding 142 kg of near-weapons-grade uranium? We break down the bunkers, the car washes, and the breakout timelines.
#3345: Iran-Israel Strikes: Crisis or Political Theatre?
Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on June 7. Was it a real military crisis or a coordinated performance?
#3339: How Do You Actually Seize Enriched Uranium?
Venezuela, Kazakhstan, and a Georgia sting — the surprising history of removing highly enriched uranium from states.
#3336: Why "Entombed" Uranium Won't Stay Buried
Iran's enriched uranium is "entombed" after strikes — but debris removal, tunneling, and seismic risks make recovery likely.
#3129: Holden Caulfield vs. the War Briefing
What Salinger’s phoniness detector reveals about how the war with Iran is being reported.
#3068: The Feral Cat Strategy: Iran Deal Theater Explained
Israel's public opposition to the Iran deal isn't a failure—it's leverage. Here's how the contradiction works.
#2986: China and Russia's High-Speed Pipeline to Iran
How China and Russia resupplied Iran in weeks, not months — and what it means for US power.
#2876: When Iran Recruits Your Iran Experts
How a DIA contractor with top secret clearance gave Iran dossiers on US intelligence officers — and why cultural expertise can be a vulnerability.
#2868: Measuring Hidden Opinions in Iran and China
How researchers use digital snowball sampling and list experiments to gauge real public sentiment under authoritarian rule.
#2630: Ahmad Vahidi: Iran's Most Dangerous Insider
The IRGC's new commander is wanted by Interpol for the 1994 AMIA bombing. Here's why he matters now.
#2588: The Golden Crust Ceasefire
A ceasefire is declared, but threats, strikes, and secret deployments suggest the conflict is far from over.
#2552: The IAEA's Only Weapon: Credibility
The IAEA has fewer inspectors, less access, and more enrichment to verify in Iran than ever before.
#2532: When the Internet Goes Dark: Censorship's Unseen Consequences
From Iran’s historic blackout to UK age verification laws — the global picture on pornography regulation is more complex than you think.
#2522: How Science Bridges Hostile Borders
Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain push to exclude Israel from Horizon Europe—while history shows science cooperation works across enemy lines.
#2519: Who Really Blinks in the Iran-U.S. Standoff?
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—but only if the U.S. ends its blockade. Is either side ready to blink?
#2488: Hybrid Pipelines for Entity Resolution
Classic NLP pipelines vs. lightweight LLMs for handling Hezbollah’s half-dozen spellings.
#2416: Ghost Murmur: Heartbeat Detection or Disinformation?
Did the CIA locate an airman by his heartbeat from 40 miles away? We examine the physics and the story.
#2395: Engineering a News Pipeline for the Edges
Building a news pipeline that goes beyond headlines to reveal underreported developments in Israel-Iran coverage—without amplifying noise.
#2376: When States Mine Their Way Out of Sanctions
How Iran turns cheap electricity into cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions—and the tradeoffs of this digital alchemy.