Iwo Jima

Japan looks to fortify Iwo Jima fallback base China’s long-range strike power threatens frontline islands

Japan is considering a significant expansion of its military presence on the remote island of Iwo Jima as rising Chinese naval activity beyond the First Island Chain fuels concern in Tokyo about the vulnerability of key Pacific bases such as...
US foreign Policy

Axis or Illusion? Why Washington’s Narrative of Coordinated Anti-American Bloc May Be Strategically Misleading

For decades, the foreign policy debate in Washington has been shaped by the search for a central antagonist — a rival or coalition capable of challenging the global influence of the United States. During the Cold War, that adversary was...
US-Israeli attacks, Iran

Iran Crisis and End of Restraint: How Assassinations and Preventive Strikes May Redefine International Security

In certain moments of history, the true significance of events lies not only in the events themselves but in the rules that emerge in their aftermath. Wars end, crises fade and leaders change, yet the precedents created during those moments...
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...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in US-Israeli Airstrikes; Tehran Silent as Uncertainty Grips Region

The political future of Iran was thrown into sudden uncertainty after US President Donald Trump announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader for 36 years, had been killed in coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes. Iranian authorities did not...
Iran protests

Iran in Turmoil: US Threatens Military Action, Royalist Voices Amplify Amid Protests and Calls for Political Change

As Iranian and U.S. diplomats meet in Geneva for high-stakes negotiations aimed at averting a potential war, political tension within Iran is reaching a fever pitch. The Islamic Republic faces its most severe crisis since its founding in 1979. U.S....
Rare earths, China

China’s Export Control Dispute with Japan Exposes Southeast Asia to Supply Chain Dependence and Growing Geopolitical Risk

China’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defence-linked companies have largely been framed as a bilateral clash between Asia’s two largest economies. Yet the consequences extend far beyond Tokyo and Beijing. Across Southeast Asia, where supply chains for rare earths, electronics, automotive...
Pakistan Dominates in Air and Technology-Yet Afghanistan’s Mountains Could Neutralize Advantage in Sustained Confrontation

Pakistan Dominates in Air and Technology, Yet Afghanistan’s Mountains Could Neutralize Advantage in Sustained Confrontation

The latest military confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks one of the most serious turning points in relations between the two neighbors since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in August 2021. What began as recurring border skirmishes and mutual...
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