By: Abudu Olalekan Right when clocks ticked past midnight, close to one in the morning their time. A sharp explosion tore into the front of the American consulate office in Oslo. Officers arrived fast after a report came through, spotting black burns sprayed across the entry. Damage not bad, one cop mentioned, though nothing else…
By: Abudu Olalekan Under the burning horizon of the Gulf, flashing lights cut through dark air as alarms wailed below. Then came Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s leader, facing a TV lens, voice low – “I’m sorry.” The scene held something staged yet real, almost like a long act of theater freezing mid-breath. No long speeches slowed…
By: Abudu Olalekan He spoke Tuesday, saying many once considered to lead Iran have passed away. The American president questioned if Reza Pahlavi, living outside Iran, holds enough support inside the nation. Doubts came up again about the former royal’s influence. Names that mattered before are now gone, he noted. Thoughts turned to what comes…
By: Abudu Olalekan There are stories that sound like something out of a Hollywood thriller. This is one of them. But it’s real. Traffic cameras. Hacked ones. Planted quietly on the streets of Tehran, giving Israel a live, uninterrupted window into one of its most dangerous adversaries. For years, those cameras sat there, feeding data,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fires lit up the sky over Lebanon when Israel attacked early Monday. People jumped out of bed as blasts rattled through Beirut. From rockets came the spark – Hezbollah launched them, ending a truce that lasted since November 2024. Because of Iran’s top leader being killed, they claimed justification. Again, Lebanon feels…
By: Abudu Olalekan A countdown begins after Washington demands terms within two weeks. Still, voices from Tehran say any pressure will meet firm response. Troops shift position while warnings cross borders. Moves on the ground grow sharper by the hour. Time presses forward. Insistently. A sharp rhythm pulses through the halls of power this week,…
