Middle East geopolitics
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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 Gulf Billionaire Rebuked a U.S. Senator
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor’s blunt response to Lindsey Graham’s call for war exposed tensions in the Gulf–U.S. alliance and raised uncomfortable questions about power, interests, and who pays the price for conflict. The exchange between U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor unfolded like a small but revealing moment in the… 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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The Kharg Island Question After Leadership Decapitation Failed
Why Kharg Island Is Emerging as the Next Coercive Economic Decapitation Option Designed to Break Iran’s War Economy Accepting defeat is not an option; the Epstein coalition has chosen a scorched-earth escalation policy instead. Only yesterday the coalition went after civilian infrastructure, another transgression against the rules of war. They struck a water desalination plant… Continue reading
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Expansion and Domination, Not Democratisation
Military Primacy, Strategic Fragmentation, and U.S.-Israeli Security Doctrine in the Middle East in the Name of The Greater Israel Plan The claim that American policy in the Middle East is principally driven by the promotion of democracy sits uneasily alongside the historical record of strategic planning and material interests that have shaped it. Since the… Continue reading
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On the Cusp of Trump’s Regime Change and the Persian Gamble
The military build-up against Iran and the doctrines, alliances, and risks shaping a possible full-scale conflict Television reports from Channel 12 state that President Donald Trump stands on the verge of approving a large scale, week long military campaign against Iran that would be perceived internationally as full war rather than limited reprisal. Sources briefed… Continue reading
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Red Lines and Hard Choices of the US-Iran Standoff
Why the US-Iran Impasse Matters to Global Order The standoff between the United States and Iran marks a clear deadlock over sovereignty, military deterrence, and regional power. Recent indirect negotiations in Muscat between U.S. envoys and Iranian officials produced little progress, showing that the parties’ red lines remain firmly inplacer. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi… Continue reading
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The Iran Deal That Was Deliberately Broken
How Abandoning the JCPOA Removed Containment To Make Way For Confrontation For several years, Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran must “make a deal,” but his most recent demand has been framed with unusual urgency. He has publicly declared that Iran has until today to comply, warning of severe consequences if it does not.… Continue reading
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Tensions Surge in the Middle East: US-Iran Conflict Looms
As Military Forces Mobilize and Diplomatic Channels Fray, Experts Warn a Major Confrontation May Be Imminent. In recent reports, the situation in the Middle East has escalated to a point where military conflict between the United States and Iran appears increasingly imminent. Various outlets, including Reuters and CBS, have reported that the U.S. may be… Continue reading
