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Encircling Washington: China Targets U.S. Bases and Influence in the Post-Iran War Middle East
China views US military bases in the Gulf and the Middle East as instruments of hegemony and monitors their impact on energy security. It...
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...
Philippines path to ASEAN’s Ukraine? The move toward a regional military hub
Last week, the Pentagon disclosed that the US-led military manufacturing partnership (PIPIR) is assessing funding for a major new ammunition assembly and production line...
Who are the key players shaping Cuba’s future amid US talks
Cuba and the United States are currently involved in talks amid rising tensions, driven by President Donald Trump's de facto oil blockade affecting the...
Iran war sharpens Trump’s 2028 choice: Vance or Rubio?
As the war in Iran impacts President Donald Trump's legacy, Political tensions rise for Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio,...
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...