Politics today is being shaped by questions of control, leverage and political space. In Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the reopening of international internet access after a blackout that lasted nearly 90 days, though how quickly the country will fully reconnect remains unclear. That move comes as Washington keeps up pressure on Tehran: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will give diplomacy every chance, but warned that if nuclear talks fail, “another way” remains on the table. In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly acknowledging in private that he has limited influence over President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy, underscoring how much the current negotiations are being driven from Washington. Elsewhere, governments are asserting authority in different ways: Indonesia has blocked Polymarket in an online gambling crackdown, while Cambodia’s king has pardoned opposition figure Kem Sokha, reversing a treason sentence critics long called political.