Turkey - NATO

NATO Faces Backlash as Critical Turkish Media Outlets Are Blocked From Covering Summit

A decision by NATO to deny media accreditation to several Turkish journalists ahead of a major summit has sparked criticism from press freedom advocates, journalists' organizations, and media representatives, who argue that the move undermines transparency and reinforces existing pressures...
Israel strike Lebanon Tyre

Israel Orders Mass Evacuation of Tyre as Death Toll Rises in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has killed at least eight people in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing a sweeping forced displacement order covering the entire coastal city, including its historic Christian quarter — an area that had largely been...
Iranian Missile

Iranian Missile Attacks Devastate UAE Tourism as Dubai Hotels Slash Prices and Depend on Staycation Guests for Survival

Iranian missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates have dealt a severe blow to one of the Gulf nation’s most important economic pillars, transforming a tourism industry once synonymous with luxury, stability, and record-breaking growth into a sector...
Ghadir-class midget submarines

Iran Reinforces Underwater Sea-Denial Strategy with Combat-Ready Ghadir Submarines Operating Across Strait of Hormuz Oil Chokepoint

The Iranian Navy’s public confirmation that its Ghadir-class midget submarines are operating on heightened alert inside the Strait of Hormuz has intensified concerns that the world’s most strategically important maritime oil chokepoint is entering a dangerous new phase of underwater...
Strait of Hormuz, US Navy, US Coast Guard

Hormuz on Brink: Why Removing Iranian Mines from Strait of Hormuz Would Challenge US and Risk Escalation

The possibility that Iran could mine the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow maritime artery through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows—has long been one of the most feared scenarios in global security planning. Today, as tensions spiral...
Gulf Desalination Plants

Water at War: How Gulf Desalination Plants Could Become Most Dangerous Target in US–Iran Escalation

For decades, the language of security in the Gulf revolved around oil fields, tanker routes, and missile defense systems. Strategic planners focused on protecting energy infrastructure, ensuring the free flow of crude through maritime chokepoints, and deterring missile attacks on...
Iran Fortress

Iran’s Mountain Fortress Under Fire: Geography, Technology and New Battle for Strait of Hormuz

For decades, the strategic thinking of the Islamic Republic has been shaped by one defining reality: geography. The vast and rugged terrain of the Iranian Plateau has long served as the foundation of Iran’s national defense strategy, providing natural barriers,...
Kurdish

Iran’s Kurds may look like shortcut to regime change- But it risks reckless new Middle East war

As relentless American and Israeli missile strikes pound Iran’s military infrastructure, a new and potentially explosive front in the conflict is emerging — one that could reshape not only the future of Iran but the geopolitics of the entire Middle...
Mojtaba Khamenei

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei: IRGC-backed cleric whose ascent signals a harder line for Iran

The death of Ali Khamenei during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Iran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the Iranian Revolution. For nearly four decades,...
Iran

Iran’s Response to Operation Epic Fury May Be Far More Dangerous Than Past Retaliations

The Middle East edged closer to full-scale war in the early hours of February 28, 2026, as hundreds of American and Israeli missiles struck targets across Iran in what Washington has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” a sweeping military campaign that...
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