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System Disruption as Strategy: Trump’s Infrastructure Warfare on Iran
The Evolution of Targeting in the Iran Campaign From Military Objectives to Civil Networks A strike on the B1 Bridge along the Tehran-Karaj northern bypass marks a documented expansion of targeting into civilian infrastructure with no established military function. The structure formed part of a major urban transport project designed to ease congestion across a… Continue reading
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Israel Operates As a Law Unto Itself
Repeated incidents involving UN personnel highlight a persistent tension between operational conduct, strategic imperatives, and the uneven application of international law. The argument that Israel operates as a law unto itself in its dealings with the United Nations and its personnel rests on a pattern of conduct that critics contend is neither incidental nor episodic,… Continue reading
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From Hormuz to Diego Garcia? Iranian Escalatory Strike Capacity Unravels Western Military Assumptions
Iranian long-range strike capability, chokepoint control, and infrastructure targeting reshape military balance and global energy systems The conduct of the war has followed a discernible pattern in which Iranian actions have progressively expanded both in scale and technical demonstration, producing cumulative strategic effects that were not anticipated within prevailing Western assessments. Early assumptions regarding the… Continue reading
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Trump’s Hormuz Coalition
European and allied leaders join Washington’s Hormuz coalition while public opposition and legal questions remain unaddressed Recent decisions by Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, Rob Jetten, Sanae Takaichi, and Mark Carney mark a coordinated shift in policy towards direct support for United States operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Public statements issued… Continue reading
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The Collapse of “Plan A” and the Emergence of a War Without Control
Israeli Escalation, Iranian Leverage, and the Breakdown of United States Control Amid Infrastructure Warfare, Energy Market and Global Economic Shock Military escalation between the United States, Israel and Iran over the past twenty-four hours has altered both the operational direction and the political control of the conflict, with immediate consequences for energy markets, alliance management… Continue reading
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The Unlawful War Now Threatens The World
Energy on the Brink as the Middle East Escalation Triggers Global Fallout Global energy markets have entered a state of heightened volatility following Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field, prompting retaliatory action that has sent ripple effects across the region and the world. South Pars, shared with Qatar where it is known as… Continue reading
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Iran as an Underdog has Proven Effective and now Holds Significant Leverage
The consequences of underestimation and misreading capability by the United States and Israel has resulted in measurable strategic cost The available evidence indicates that the scale and resilience of Iranian state capacity under sustained attack have been materially underestimated in much Western policy analysis, despite repeated cautions issued over several years by academic specialists in… Continue reading
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A Shift in Israel’s Strategy Toward War’s End
A New Phase: Israel Considers the Endgame While Iran Resiliently Endures The conflict in Iran has reached a point of marked exhaustion. Senior former Israeli IDF intelligence officials are now openly suggesting that Israel should cease its military operations. According to reports, this view is shared by individuals like Yossi Melman, who spoke with a… Continue reading
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The Security Council’s Selective Condemnation of Iran
How the UN Resolution on Iran Omitted the Origins of the Conflict and Reflected the Politics of Power The resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council condemning Iran’s military actions across the Gulf has been presented as a clear statement in defence of regional stability. Yet the circumstances surrounding the vote raise serious questions… Continue reading
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The Hormuz Pressure Point Forces a Diplomatic Search for a Face-Saving Settlement
Oil market destabilisation reshapes battlefield calculations imposing a strategic dilemma of war termination under conditions of asymmetric pressure Strategic conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States–Israel alliance developed across nearly half a century of sanctions, covert operations, proxy warfare, assassinations of Iranian officials and nuclear scientists, and repeated military confrontations across… Continue reading
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