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 Iran’s Public Message to Gulf States Marks a New Phase in the Regional War

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's public message to Gulf states, explicitly linking their security and development to their stance on hosting enemy military forces, marks what many observers see as a new phase in the regional war. Delivered more than a month into the Iran-US conflict, the statement reflects a deliberate shift in Tehran's approach to its neighbours. Iran is clearly entering a new phase...

The Strategic Logic of Netanyahu’s Long Game Against Iran

Understanding why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pursues a broader, more aggressive strategy against Iran than his American partner requires engaging with the strategic logic underlying it — a logic that, whatever one thinks of its conclusions, is internally coherent and reflects a genuine reading of Israeli security realities. Netanyahu's long game against Iran is not impulsive or ideological in a naive sense; it...

 Iran’s Energy Strike Warning Carries Unprecedented Specificity After South Pars Hit

Iran's energy strike warning carried unprecedented specificity on Wednesday after an Israeli attack on the South Pars gasfield prompted the Revolutionary Guards to name...

Trump Accuses NATO of Free-Riding on US Power as Iran Campaign Wraps Up

President Donald Trump accused NATO of free-riding on American military power on Tuesday as the US-Israel campaign against Iran appeared to be drawing to...

European Countries Say Trump’s Hormuz Coalition Is Built on Flawed Logic

European leaders have argued that Donald Trump's push to build a naval coalition for the Strait of Hormuz is built on flawed logic, declining...

Hormuz Blockade Deepens India’s Energy Dilemma as Crisis Widens

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is deepening the energy dilemma for major oil-importing nations beyond the countries named in President Trump's coalition appeal, with...

Trump Calls for Choking Off Iran’s Military Machine as 15,000 Targets Struck Since War Began

The staggering scale of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran came into sharp focus on Friday when Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that combined...

Oil at $100, War Ongoing, and Trump Says the Nuclear Mission Is Just Getting Started

Oil is at $100, the war is ongoing, and President Trump on Thursday signaled that the nuclear mission driving the conflict is not close...

Trump Announces $300 Billion Investment in Texas Refining Sector

President Donald Trump has announced a "historic" $300 billion oil refinery deal in Brownsville, Texas, marking the first new facility of its kind in...

Trump Reassures Republicans: Iran War is a “Short-Term Excursion” for Peace

Seeking to quell concerns about a long-term conflict, President Donald Trump has characterized the war in Iran as a "short-term excursion" that is nearing...

Trust, Reciprocity and the Iran Conflict: The Lessons for Western Alliances

The Iran conflict has generated a range of lessons about how Western alliances function — and malfunction — in moments of genuine crisis. Among...

The Shadow of the Leader: Tehran Braces for a High-Stakes Succession

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader has left the country in a state of suspended animation. While the bureaucratic gears of the Islamic Republic...

Trump’s Language on Iran: Strong Words With a Diplomatic Lifeline

President Trump is a president known for strong language, and his remarks about Iran during his State of the Union Address were no exception....

Iran-US Talks: International Pressure Mounts as Nuclear Talks in Geneva Inch Forward

The pressure on both Iran and the United States to achieve a nuclear agreement has rarely been more acute, as a combination of military...