One of the actions that Donald Trump took during nearly one year of occupying the White House was increasing customs duties on imported goods into the United States, known as the “tariff war” against other countries. He believed that this would give him a superior diplomatic tool against other nations while also increasing the White House’s revenue.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, has rejected Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia, calling it “a loss of national dignity.” He emphasized that accepting this plan could mean sacrificing Ukraine’s independence and honor.

Following the declaration of the ceasefire in November 2024, Hezbollah openly announced that the decision regarding how to respond to the attacks of the Zionist regime would be completely handed over to the Lebanese government and army.

The disaster that the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) created for the Iranian people, in terms of the damages inflicted, might perhaps be compared to the Treaty of Turkmenchay or the Treaty of Golestan. Although those treaties were imposed on Iran during the weakened Qajar period, the JCPOA was imposed during the era of the Islamic Republic’s power, with the coordination of some returned expatriates whose outward appearance of righteousness deceived the nation.

When I look at the recent positions of China and Japan in the past few days, I come across this important, underlying issue: China believes that Japan has never sufficiently apologized for or compensated for its crimes during World War II, especially the Nanking Massacre in 1937. China often criticizes Japan for “omitting” or “downplaying” these events in its textbooks and even in its historical accounts.

It was reported in the news that Belgium’s far-right activists have founded a political party named “Trump.”

21st-century humans are faced with a tool that compels them to journey with it into the unknown reaches of the world. Neither the path nor the destination is known, but traveling in this digital vessel is exciting.

In the past five centuries, modern ideological movements — including communism, socialism, liberalism, and even today’s emphasis on capitalism — have all failed to bring humanity true security, spiritual peace, or relief from existential anxiety.

Capitulation refers to an agreement signed between a powerful country and a weaker one, under which the citizens of the powerful country (such as advisors, diplomats, and military personnel) are granted judicial immunity within the territory of the weaker country. In other words, if they commit a crime, the courts of the host country do not have the right to try them, and the case must instead be dealt with in the courts of their own country.

It is not at all surprising that no powerful organization or institution has taken responsibility for pursuing and overseeing the precise implementation of the Seventh Development Plan. In fact, many laws in the Islamic Republic are written merely to exist as laws, not to be implemented. There is a fundamental lack of coordination among the various institutions involved—such as the executive and employment sectors—and responsibilities remain ambiguous.