Iranian Official Labels US War-Ending Plan ‘Maximalist’ as Tehran Outlines Peace Conditions

An Iranian official has described the United States’ 15-point proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict as "maximalist," a term implying an excessive and perhaps unrealistic set of demands. This…

The Existential Crisis for Small Fashion Labels: When Wholesale Becomes a Financial Minefield

For over a decade, a critical but often overlooked systemic flaw within the fashion industry has been the precarious financial relationship between large multi-brand retailers and the smaller, independent designers…