Strait of Hormuz
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The Trap of Reconstruction: How the US-Iran Deal Subordinates Tehran to Gulf Capital
From Proxy Networks to Capital Dependency in the Post-War Middle East The signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran on June 17, 2026, marks a decisive inflection point in the geopolitical trajectory of the Middle East, yet its true significance lies less in the cessation… Continue reading
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The Extension of Empire – Israel as America’s Forward Military Arm
How US logistical support, intelligence sharing, and operational integration make Israeli military action inseparable from American strategic objectives Introduction: The Question of Agency Among the most persistent fictions in contemporary geopolitical commentary is the proposition that Israel acts as an independent military power, capable of initiating and sustaining major military operations without American approval or… Continue reading
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Is the Memorandum Built to Last, or Built to Break?
A framework for ceasefire is not a framework for peace, and the distinction has a long American record behind it Editorial Analysis | 18 June 2026 Diplomats concluded a memorandum of understanding with Iran in Geneva, the text finalised after months of Pakistani and Qatari-mediated contact between the two governments, and President Trump put his… Continue reading
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Indonesia Unrest: From Hormuz to Malacca, the Next Front?
How Washington’s pursuit of maritime dominance, from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia, is reshaping the geopolitical fate of the world’s fourth most populous nation and why Jakarta’s modest gestures of independence have already attracted familiar consequences Editorial Analysis | 16 June 2026 The American and Israeli strikes on Iran, launched on 28 February 2026,… Continue reading
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The War That Remade Iran: Strategic Gains from the 2026 Conflict
How a Battered Islamic Republic Emerged with New Power, New Leadership, and a Changed Middle East The central premise of the February 2026 American and Israeli military campaign against Iran was straightforward: sustained aerial bombardment combined with targeted killings of the Islamic Republic’s senior leadership would either fracture the state or produce conditions amenable to… Continue reading
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The Proxy Doctrine: How Washington Wages War Through Tel Aviv While Feigning Ignorance
Washington’s long-prepared campaign Tehran operates through Israeli military assets, diplomatic theatre, and a calculated energy strategy designed to reshape Asia’s supply dependencies On 8 June 2026, Israeli aircraft struck Iranian military targets hours after Iran launched missiles toward Israel, and American officials promptly announced that United States forces had played no part in the operation.… Continue reading
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The Fractured Crescent
Power, Rivalry and Realignment in the Emerging Middle Eastern Order The Middle East enters another period of strategic transition as assumptions underpinning the regional order during the post-Cold War era face growing pressure from shifting power balances, changing economic realities, military confrontation, and the gradual erosion of uncontested American dominance. Public discussion frequently presents the… Continue reading
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The President Changes. The Strategy Doesn’t
American Primacy, Structural Entrenchment, and the Path to Permanent Conflict On 8 March 1992, the New York Times published a front-page report under the headline “U.S. Strategy Plan Calls for Insuring No Rivals Develop,” based on a leaked draft of the Pentagon’s Defense Planning Guidance for fiscal years 1994 to 1999. The document, drafted under… Continue reading
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Subordinate or Destroy: The Actual Logic Behind Washington’s Wars Against Russia, Iran, and China
Mackinder’s Revenge: How a Century-Old Theory of Global Domination Is Driving Three Wars Simultaneously An Editorial Analysis | May 2026 The wars currently consuming Ukraine, Iran, and the broader Middle East are treated in Western media as three distinct conflicts with separate causes, separate actors, and separate diplomatic remedies. That framing is analytically convenient but… Continue reading
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Iran Targets Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran’s new licensing plan for foreign fiber optic cables increases pressure on US tech companies and adds another layer to growing global infrastructure tensions. Iran has announced a new plan to charge fees for underwater internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said companies such… Continue reading
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