Middle East & Africa
Hardliner Ascends: Mojtaba Khamenei Takes Power as Iran War Sends Oil Soaring
Iran on Monday named cleric Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the opening...
The Fatigue of Outrage: Measuring the Erosion of Collective Conscience Amidst Global Conflict
In the dawn of March 2026, the security architecture of the Middle East reached a nadir as the kinetic escalation between Israel and Iran,...
How Staying Passive on Iran Could Impact Russia and China
Middle Eastern crises seldom stay localized. They frequently go well beyond the battlefield in terms of politics, strategy, and psychology. Officials in Beijing, Moscow,...
Saudi Arabia Draws a Red Line
Saudi Arabia’s interception of missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh should not be treated as another passing headline. It is a...
Escalation, Contagion and Isolation: The Ongoing War Against Iran
With conflict spreading across the region and the death toll surpassing 1,000, America and Israel’s war on Iran shows no signs of slowing. Rather,...
China Bolsters Naval Presence in Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure on Iran and Venezuela
The United States is attempting to exert pressure on China through its allies, such as Venezuela and Iran, which places Iranian oil and energy...
Succession in Iran: Who Will Inherit Khamenei’s Power?
Iranian clerics are close to naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was recently killed in U. S.-Israeli strikes. The clerical body responsible...
The War That Was Supposed to be Easy
Beneath the visible theater of warfare, a more consequential dynamic appears to be unfolding. It is one that suggests the United States may have...
Hellscapes and History: America and Israel’s War in Iran
Large-scale airstrikes from America and Israel continue in Iran, with civilian death tolls surpassing 700 in only a few days. The Nataanz military facility...
The Roar of the Lion and the Silence of the Clergy: Iran’s Transition into a Garrison State
Introduction
The night of February 28, 2026, “Operation Roaring Lion” marked a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics. A precision strike carried out by US...