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Gulf War Tests the Foundations of the Petrodollar
The ongoing war in Iran is forcing Gulf states to question the value of the U.S. security guarantee. Since the U.S. and Israel launched...
Ukraine Braces for New Russian Offensive as Peace Talks Collapse
Ukraine is preparing to repel a renewed Russian spring offensive along the eastern front as U.S.-backed peace talks stall. Moscow’s focus is the so-called...
Gulf States Warn U.N. of ‘Existential Threat’ from Iran Amid Retaliatory Strikes
Gulf Arab states have raised the alarm at the United Nations Human Rights Council, describing Iranian missile and drone strikes on their infrastructure as...
Russia and North Korea to deepen Ties
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited North Korea for the first time to meet Kim Jong Un. This meeting underscores the growing network of states...
Has Iran Created a TACO Moment for Trump? Decoding Strategies and Limits of Military Power
Backdrop
President Trump unilaterally postponed strikes on power infrastructure in Iran, a threat/ultimatum he gave for opening the Strait of Hormuz, citing “Good and Productive...
Active Suasion to Kinetic Action; US’s Iran Odyssey
Kinetic action starts the moment persuasion fails, and the US-Iran adventure is one classic example of that. The US had it all planned out;...
Iranian Defenses and Counterstrikes Put Beijing’s Military Tech to the Test Against US Forces
Beijing strategically and practically benefits from the performance of Iranian defenses and attacks against US and Israeli forces (based on the data of the...
Britain’s Bases, America’s War, and a Dangerous New Risk
Britain’s decision, reported by Reuters, to let the United States use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for strikes linked to the Iran crisis is...
Trump Authorized Iran Operation Following Netanyahu’s Push for Joint Khamenei Strike
Less than 48 hours before a U. S.-Israeli strike on Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Donald Trump about the reasons for...
Tehran Warns of ‘Devastating’ Strikes on Gulf Power Plants in Response to Trump
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that they would target Israel's power plants and those supplying U. S. bases in the Gulf if President Trump follows...