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Decapitation Strikes: Iran’s Leadership Hit at the Top
U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several of the country’s most senior political and military figures, striking at the core of the Islamic Republic’s...
Trump Signals Iran Talks as War Escalates and Pakistan Steps In
A month into a rapidly escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, diplomatic and military signals are moving in sharply contradictory directions....
China Backs Egyptian General Intelligence Mediation Between IRGC and the U.S.
China trusts the efforts of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, under the leadership of Major General Hassan Rashad, to spearhead both covert and overt...
The War in Iran is not the next World War: How multipolarity is changing the logic of escalation
The Iranian conflict is falling, predictably, into the escalation trap—from what began as a vertically limited, regime-targeting air campaign to a horizontally expanding regional...
The Strait of Hormuz as the New Suez Moment
20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a small chokepoint whose use is now being massively disrupted by war, drone...
The Houthis: Understanding Iran’s strategic partners in Yemen
A missile was launched from Yemen, marking the first detection since the U. S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began about a month ago, according to...
Israel- Hezbollah war: Lebanon’s fragile unity cracks further
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon's already fragile state and society toward a breaking point, intensifying sectarian tensions and political...
One month into Iran war, Trump’s options range from bad to worse
With rising global energy prices and declining job approval ratings, Donald Trump is faced with critical choices amid a month-long conflict with Iran: he...
Pakistan hosts regional talks on Iran crisis, with focus on Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia on Sunday to seek an end to the Iran war. The discussions centered on reopening...
Iran: Who is running the country after top figures killed?
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several key figures, including Revolutionary Guards commanders, have been killed in U. S.-Israeli military strikes. Despite these...