Iraq’s New Government Is a Temporary Truce, Not a Strategic Settlement

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  Baghdad’s latest cabinet formation reveals a state still trapped between militia power, oil dependency, Kurdish fragmentation, and the geopolitical collision between Washington and Tehran. By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj | Sulaimani, Iraq | 13 May 2026 — Kurdish Policy Analysis After six months of political paralysis, Iraq finally has a government. Yet the formation of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s cabinet may say less about political stabilization than about the inability of Iraq’s competing factions to sustain prolonged deadlock. The parliamentary approval of Zaidi’s government this week ended one of the country’s longest post-election crises in recent years. But the structure of the new cabinet — incomplete, contested, and heavily shaped by factional bargaining — reveals an Iraqi state still fundamentally unable to resolve its core strategic contradictions. The most important fact about Iraq’s new government is not that it was formed. It is that it emerged without resolving the dis...
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Is the Gulf on fire again? Not quite! Iran attacked a container ship, attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

 Panic Spreads Online: Viral Tanker Fire Video Is Weeks Old—But Fear Won’t Wait


Kurdish Policy Analysis

A dramatic video showing the Safesea Vishnu tanker engulfed in flames is going viral on social media—but the footage is not new. The video, originally from March 11 after an Iranian attack, has resurfaced amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting alarm among online audiences.

Accounts reposting messages linked to former President Donald J. Trump presented the clip as a recent incident, despite no verified reports of a new strike. Experts warn that recycling old footage in this way can fuel unnecessary panic, distort public perception, and escalate fears during already volatile geopolitical moments.

“In times of conflict, misinformation can travel faster than the truth,” said a media analyst. “Even unintentionally, these recycled videos can spark anxiety and confusion, undermining informed public understanding.”

Analysts urge social media users to fact-check content before sharing and to rely on credible reporting sources. With tensions high, misleading narratives can have real-world consequences, shaping public opinion and influencing political discourse at a critical moment in the Gulf region. 

Donald J Trump Posts Truth Social Media has published this video writing that they repost Trump]s Social posts, along with breaking news and global geopolitical updates, independent coverage and it is not affiliated with President Trump.

However, it appears the video is from an old post from an earlier attack on March 11. The video shows the Safesea Vishnu tanker on fire after an Iranian attack on March 11—not a new strike today. No verified reports of another incident in the past day amid the ongoing Hormuz tensions.

One must be careful that sometimes old videos keep resurfacing to make the public panic. It is really important to be careful and accounts feeding on fear mongering. Fans of the page has written that they fool their followers by posting old videos. And it is not a good way to present the truth.


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