Iran War

AI at War: How US–Israel Conflict with Iran Is Redefining Warfare at Speed of Algorithms

The ongoing US–Israel war on Iran has increasingly been described by military analysts as “the first AI war,” a phrase that captures both the technological sophistication of the conflict and the profound unease surrounding it. Yet the reality is more...
Kurdish

Iran War Expands Toward a New Front Where US Support for Kurds Could Bring It Into Conflict With Turkey

As the conflict triggered by joint United States and Israeli strikes on Iran enters its third week, the strategic objectives of Washington appear increasingly fluid—raising new concerns among analysts and regional powers that the war could expand far beyond its...
US–Israeli War on Iran

Interceptor Strain Mounts as Israel Faces Sustained Iranian Barrage in Third Week of Expanding US–Israeli War

As the war between Israel, the United States, and Iran enters its third week, a quieter but potentially decisive front is emerging: the sustainability of air defense. Reports suggesting Israel may be running low on critical interceptor missiles have sparked...
Long-range strategic cruise missile launching drillis, North Korea

United States wages war in Iran, North Korea sharpens nuclear deterrence instead of risking war in East Asia

When the United States becomes entangled in a major conflict, adversaries across the globe inevitably reassess their strategies. Today, as Washington wages war in Iran, the reverberations are being felt far beyond the Middle East. Thousands of miles away in...
US–Israeli Strikes on Iran

Europe’s Strategic Silence: US–Israeli Strikes on Iran Expose Limits of Europe’s Power in Middle East

The reaction across European capitals to the US–Israeli military campaign against Iran has followed a script so familiar that it almost feels rehearsed. Leaders gather for emergency consultations, ministries release carefully worded statements, and diplomats emphasize the need for restraint....
Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Long Game in Strait of Hormuz: Blockade, Asymmetric Warfare and Battle for Global Energy Leverage

The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical fault lines. For decades, Iran has repeatedly threatened to shut the maritime chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply...
Kharg Oil Terminal, Iran

War Without Final Strike: Why Iran’s Kharg Oil Terminal Remains Untouched Center of US-Israel Campaign

As the United States and Israel intensify their military campaign against Iran, the rhetoric coming from Washington has grown steadily more triumphant. The administration of Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the conflict is rapidly degrading Iran’s military capabilities and...
US Military Bases in Middle East

US Military Bases in Middle East: US Military Expansion Overseas Turned Middle East Bases Into Strategic Targets for Iran

The recent escalation between the United States, Israel, and Iran has drawn global attention to a network that has existed quietly for decades: the vast system of American military bases across the Middle East and around the world. In the...
Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands

Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands at Center of Growing Dispute as UK Delays Chagos Sovereignty Deal and Mauritius Considers Legal Challenge

The long-running dispute over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago has entered a new and uncertain phase as tensions rise between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over delays in implementing a landmark treaty that would transfer control of the islands....
United States–Israeli strike on Iran

Suez to Hormuz: How US–Israel Attack on Iran Could Signal Turning Point in Global Order

In his monumental work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the historian Edward Gibbon argued that great powers rarely collapse in a sudden dramatic moment. Instead, empires typically weaken through slow, cumulative shifts in political...
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