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Israel Pulled Top Iranian Officials Off Hit List After Pakistan Intervention
Israel reportedly removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from its elimination target list following a request from Pakistan,...
Re-evaluating Global Order in the Aftermath of a Strait of Hormuz Shutdown
Geographically, the Strait of Hormuz has been defined as a thin waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. However, this description does...
Has Iran Created a TACO Moment for Trump? Decoding Strategies and Limits of Military Power
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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...
War and Diplomacy Collide as Israel Hits Tehran While Trump Pushes Secret Deal
The conflict between Israel and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase with direct strikes on the capital Tehran. What began as a confrontation...
Not Chaos but Grand Strategic Design: The Hidden Logic Behind Washington’s Recent Moves
Most analyses of recent American actions—from Venezuela to Iran—start from the same premise: that US policy has become erratic, reactive, and overly dependent on...
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;...
Missiles Fly as Iran Rejects Trump’s ‘Talks’ Claim
Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, setting off air raid sirens across cities including Tel Aviv. While interceptions prevented major casualties, falling...
US – Israel War against International Law
After three weeks of effective war, the hostilities have caused severe regional spillovers, thousands of deaths, displacements of millions and a massive global energy...
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...