The Strait of Hormuz: Mines Beneath American Guarantees

Icelanders have once again decided that Europe is best kept at a small, carefully calibrated distance. In the referendum held on August 29th, 52.8% of voters opposed resuming negotiations on membership of the European Union, while 47.2% supported the proposal. Turnout reached 82.5%—a rare figure in Europe that demonstrated both the importance of the issue and the depth of the country’s divisions.

The United States struck Iranian territory for the first time in more than a month, targeting two launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded with missile attacks on U.S. military facilities in Jordan, increasing the risk of a return to large-scale hostilities.

Court proceedings involving politicians, civil society representatives and journalists 1. On August 27, Nigar Farhad, who provided overseas education services under the name AID Group, was detained. She was charged in a criminal case opened on...

Why medicines with identical active ingredients vary in price and how effective state regulation is At first glance, Azerbaijan’s pharmaceutical market operates under straightforward rules: medicines undergo state registration, while the Tariff...